Many US consumers simply aren’t very energy efficient. While they are increasingly aware of the benefits of using less energy and the proliferation of products to help them do so, it’s hard to get them to make even modest behavioral changes. And campaigns that utilities have undertaken to promote energy efficiency as part of their energy-saving mandates are becoming less and less effective.1 So what’s the disconnect?
In short, we believe utilities need to follow the lead of their consumer-facing peers to improve their understanding of how consumers behave and adopt better ways of engaging them. Only then will utilities make inroads into convincing consumers to play their part in capturing the sizable energy savings that could be available.
See full Article: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/energy_resources_materials/giving_us_energy_efficiency_a_jolt
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