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Towards a typology of residential energy consumers: Social context and awareness as predictors of energy-efficient household behaviors in the United States

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Erin Heinz
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Benjamin K. Sovacool *
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Thomas Kwan
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Johan Nordensvärd
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Frauke Urban
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Muhammad Asif
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Weimin Zhang
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Patrik Thollander
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Rohdin Patrik
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Niklas Arvidsson
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109058delete
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• Peer encouragement sustains ongoing private-sphere efficiency behaviors. • Emissions awareness increases household energy-efficiency practices. • Workplace promotion of efficiency extends to household energy behaviors. • Income predicts likelihood of home upgrades, but not ongoing efficiency behaviors. • Three household profiles defined from sustainability stewards to routine conventionalists.
Keywords:
household energy efficiency
social context
emissions awareness
sustainability stewards
residential energy consumers
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