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Goal setting
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Self-set goal for consumption reduction monitored on a web portal
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Goal setting
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Ongoing
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December 2011–project end
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Web portal
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Web-based portal providing access to whole house and appliance-level consumption feedback. Access to settings for scheduling, goal setting, and control also included
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Feedback, monitoring, and control
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Ongoing
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November 2011–April 2012
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Reminder emails
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Bi-monthly emails sent to remind participants to log in to the web portal
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Reminder
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Bi-monthly
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January 2012–August 2013
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Webinar
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A webinar to introduce the control feature and other elements of the web portal
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Education
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Once
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March 2013
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Incentivized control programme
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Households were invited to use the air conditioner ‘control’ function in return for C$100 for each week’s participation for 2 weeks during the months of July and August 2013
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Control
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Twice
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July and August 2013
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Weekly electricity report
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A weekly email sent to participants indicating their total, on-peak, and appliance-specific consumption. It compared their consumption to other households in the project as well as to the previous year. Conservation tips were provided
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Feedback
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Weekly
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June–December 2014
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