B. E. Weber and N. Vrielink and M. G. Rietbergen
The LongTerm Effects of Using the Energy Box on Energy Poor Households in the Private Rental Sector in the Netherlands
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2023
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International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10012964
https://publications.waset.org/vol/194
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
This paper explores the longterm effects of the Energy Box trajectory on households in the private rental sector, specifically households experiencing energy poverty. The concept of energy poverty has been getting increasing attention among policymakers over the past few years. In the Netherlands, as far as we know, there are no national policies on alleviating energy poverty, which negatively impacts energypoor households. The Energy Box can help households experiencing energy poverty by stimulating them to improve the energy efficiency of their home by changing their energysaving behavior. Important longterm effects are that respondents indicate that they live in a more environmentally friendly way and that they save money on their energy bills. Households feel engaged with the concept of energysaving and can see the benefits of changing their energysaving behavior. Respondents perceived the Energy Box as a means to live more environmentally friendly, instead of it solely being a means to save money on energy bills. The findings show that most respondents signed up for the Energy Box are interested in energysaving as a lifestyle choice instead of a financial choice, which would likely be the case for households experiencing energy poverty.
Open Science Index 194, 2023