What improves smart meters' implementation? A statistical meta-analysis on smart meters' acceptance
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
ISSN: 2046-6099
Article publication date: 19 July 2021
Issue publication date: 1 December 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This article aims to compare smart meters' acceptance studies worldwide to consolidate trends and highlight factors that are not a consensus.
Design/methodology/approach
This work performs a statistical meta-analysis, using the Hunter–Schmidt method and the UTAUT2 model, of the factors of acceptance of smart meters in the world literature. A meta-regression was also conducted to verify the moderation exercised by gender, level of education and timeline context of the articles.
Findings
The main results point to hedonic motivation, performance expectancy and effort expectancy as the leading influencers for smart meter's acceptance. Meta-regression indicates that the influence is more significant among the male gender and that over the years, the social influence must gain weight in the smart meter's acceptance.
Social implications
Specific strategies are suggested to improve projects for the implementation of smart meters based on the obtained results.
Originality/value
The contribution given by this work is relevant, considering it is the first meta-analysis focused on smart meters' acceptance published in the literature
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico [Grant Number 303936-2019-3 and scholarship [133651/2020-7] and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior [Grant Number Finance Code 001].
Citation
Gumz, J. and Fettermann, D.C. (2022), "What improves smart meters' implementation? A statistical meta-analysis on smart meters' acceptance", Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 1116-1136. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-05-2021-0080
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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