Harold Wilhite

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare and contrast the results of ethnographic investigations of energy use behavior in Fukuoka, Japan and Oslo, Norway and find that Japanese space heat and lighting habits are more disciplined and less culturally significant.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a three-year investigation of the relationship between billing information and household energy consumption in Oslo, Norway, and show that more informative bills resulted in energy savings of about 10%.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the questions: how do changes in practices occur, and what are the levers for influencing change towards more sustainable consumption practices, and explore learning through membership in communities of practice, where people are involved in experiments with or exposure to new practices.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reflect on the state of the energy studies field and propose recommendations for better integrating social science into energy research, and realize a future energy system that is low-carbon, safe, and reliable will require fuller and more meaningful collaboration between the physical and social sciences.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore a new approach to the science of energy demand, one which adequately accounts for the actors, institutions and networks which contribute to change; which re-envisions the object of inquiry as the services which energy provides; and which is equipped to understand change.