"Little evidence that smart thermostats have a statistically or economically significant effect on energy use."
Or the "discrepancy between estimates from engineering models, which assume a perfectly compliant subject, and actual households, who are occupied by users acting in accord with behavioral economists’ conjectures."
#SmartAppliances #energy #Behavioralsciences #Behavioraleconomics
https://blogs.oracle.com/utilities/post/more-evidence-that-humans-matter-behavioral-actions-are-the-critical-link-between-technology-and-successful-outcomes