Shifting Household Energy Use in Bangalore, India: Using Behaviorally Informed Energy Reports

A study of over 2,000 households in Bangalore, India, found that behaviorally designed household energy reports (HERs) featuring social norm comparisons and savings recommendations led to a 7 percent decrease in average monthly energy consumption over 12 months in 2018.

• A study involving more than 2,000 households in Bangalore, India, that provided behaviorally designed household energy reports (HERs) in 2018 resulted in a 7 percent reduction in average monthly energy consumption per household over a 12-month period compared to their previous average consumption.
• While the study lacked a control group to establish a robust causal connection, the intervention group's energy consumption decreased during a period when per capita energy usage in the state of Karnataka increased by nearly 3 percent.
• If the observed energy-saving effects were scaled across the city of Bangalore, it could potentially save households nearly US$60 million annually and avoid emissions associated with the generation of 604 million kilowatts of electricity compared to standard billing.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Shifting Household Energy Use in Bangalore, India: Using Behaviorally Informed Energy Reports. https://www.wri.org/research/shifting-household-energy-use-bangalore-india-using-behaviorally-informed-energy-reports

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Shifting Household Energy Use in Bangalore, India: Using Behaviorally Informed Energy Reports. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/shifting-household-energy-use-bangalore-india-using-behaviorally-informed-energy-reports.

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendshifting, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Shifting Household Energy Use in Bangalore, India: Using Behaviorally Informed Energy Reports}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/shifting-household-energy-use-bangalore-india-using-behaviorally-informed-energy-reports}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }