Energy consumption rises with automated bill payment
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 13:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The adage 'out of sight, out of mind' applies to utility consumption, according to new research. A study of 16 years of billing records from one South Carolina electric utility found that residential customers using automated bill payment consumed 4 to 6 percent more power than those who did not. Commercial electricity customers used 8 percent more.