Change in lifestyle is a key component to realizing a low-carbon society. A research group examined determinant factors associated with the residential consumption and perception of savings of electricity and gas based on data collected from a large-scale survey in Suita City, Osaka, Japan, in two different years: 2009 and 2013, and ‘household income,’ ‘actual amount of energy consumption,’ and ‘perception of energy savings’ were identified as three closely related elements.
Determinant factors for energy consumption, perception of energy conservation clarified
