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Why energy monitoring can damage household harmony

I installed a smart meter to monitor my energy usage and now I check it obsessively and get angry at my family for using electricity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Tools for environmental awareness can transform homes into sites of surveillance and judgment rather than refuge and acceptance.

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