Pilot Evaluation of Energy Savings from Residential Energy Demand Feedback Devices

2 Introduction 2 Technology Summary 3 Past Studies 4 Recent Studies in Japan and Canada 4 Energy Feedback Monitor 5 Two-Million Home Control Group 6 Evaluation Results 8 Findings from Survey 9 Future Research 10 Conclusions 10 Acknowledgments 11 References 12 Appendices: A. Survey Instrument B. Analysis Plots for Individual Sites

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