[agumonkey]

It would because people would become very aware of the energy sinks and its cost :)

Some city noticed changes in consumption when new houses had meter installed on ground floor rather than in the basement.

[benj111]

In the UK they're rolling out smart meters that have a display that show real time usage.

They're advertised as saving energy which I think is a bit misleading as it's only based on this phenomena

[adwww]

Which is a very short lived behaviour change. Our smart display went missing during a house move, and hasn't been compatible with most of the energy suppliers we've had since moving in.

It was probably the worst energy scheme they could have spent the estimated £16bn on. That much in insulation would have slashed domestic heating costs, but as ever that's a much less sexy project.