EFFECT OF CONDITIONAL COOPERATION ON ENERGY SAVING: A MINI-REVIEW

Authors

  • Leyanet Odales-Bernal Center for Energy and Industrial Processes Studies (CEEPI), University of Sancti Spíritus. Ave de los Mártires 360, 60100 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-2805
  • Ernesto Luis Barrera Cardoso Center for Energy and Industrial Processes Studies (CEEPI), University of Sancti Spíritus. Ave de los Mártires 360, 60100 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-4188
  • Ralf Kiran Schoulz Institute for Vocational Training at FB 07, Department of Labor Studies, University of Kassel. HeinrichPlett-Str.40 34132 Kassel, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-9055
  • Osvaldo Romero Romero SRH Hochschule Berlin, University for Applied Science. School of Technologies. Ernstts Reuter Platz 10, 10587 Berlin, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-3151

Keywords:

behaviour, consumption, social norms, energy-efficient

Abstract

Introduction:
Social norms have influence on the human behaviour. This concept has been used in programs that provide regulatory information and expect changes in behaviour, mainly in the reduction of consumption.
Objective:
To critically review the theoretical approaches to social norms and their impact on energy saving, focussing on the Cuban context. The perspective for the application of social norms in other sceneries was also considered.
Materials and Methods:
In this section themes of interest as: energy conservation programs, boomerang effect, OPOWER program, as well as comparison of OPOWER in Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean scenarios were analysed. In energy-efficient context, there are evidences that if comparisons are made between neighbours about the contribution that each one makes to save energy, it can induce energy efficiency in the neighbourhood. Also the use of the conditional cooperation concept in other scenarios could be attractive.
Conclusions:
Programs based on the social norms can be an attractive option to use in greater number of public services because can induce changes in the behavior, based only on motivational cooperation without need to be related to the price. Energy sector in Cuba
could incorporate social comparison module to household energy report and expect the reduction of energy consumption.

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Published

2021-01-01

How to Cite

Odales-Bernal, L., Barrera Cardoso, E. L., Kiran Schoulz, R., & Romero Romero, O. (2021). EFFECT OF CONDITIONAL COOPERATION ON ENERGY SAVING: A MINI-REVIEW. Centro Azúcar Journal, 48(1), 127–136. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/648

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