[en] This study presents the intermediate findings of a two-year Design Science Research project aimed at developing and refining design principles for a persuasive Decision Support System tailored to households adopting dynamic electricity tariffs. Using survey data and choice experiments, we define context-relevant design principles that are both grounded in empiric design theory and actionable. Based on such, we then present user interface mock-ups. Future research will systematically evaluate the design principles and the interface prototype. In additional design cycles, the system’s backend will be integrated with the interface and tested in real and simulated environments. This study contributes to the body of literature on the intersection of behavior-focused system design and sustainable energy solutions, offering prescriptive knowledge to enhance consumer engagement with dynamic tariffs - a success determinant of the energy transition.
Research center :
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) > FINATRAX - Digital Financial Services and Cross-organizational Digital Transformations
Disciplines :
Computer science Management information systems Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
BURCHERI, Lorenzo Matthias ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
FRIDGEN, Gilbert ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
MARXEN, Hanna ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
KUMARI, Jyoti ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Towards a Persuasive Decision Support Interface for the Sustainable Use of Dynamic Electricity Tariffs
Publication date :
27 May 2025
Event name :
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Event date :
2-4th June 2025
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher :
Springer Nature Switzerland
ISBN/EAN :
978-3-03-193979-2 978-3-03-193978-5
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Security, Reliability and Trust
Development Goals :
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure 7. Affordable and clean energy 12. Responsible consumption and production 13. Climate action 11. Sustainable cities and communities
FNR13342933 - DFS - Paypal-fnr Pearl Chair In Digital Financial Services, 2019 (01/01/2020-31/12/2024) - Gilbert Fridgen
Name of the research project :
U-AGR-8304 - LetzPower! - FRIDGEN Gilbert
Funders :
FNR - Luxembourg National Research Fund Paypal Fondation Enovos
Funding number :
13342933/Gilbert Fridgen
Funding text :
This research was funded in part by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and PayPal,
PEARL grant reference 13342933/Gilbert Fridgen. For the purpose of open access, and in fulfillment of
the obligations arising from the grant agreement, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution
4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this
submission. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Fondation Enovos under the aegis of the Fondation
de Luxembourg in the frame of the philanthropic funding for the research project LetzPower!.
European Parliament and Council of the European Union: DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/ 944 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019L0944. Accessed 02 Feb 2025
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