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" ... The way electricity is billed makes a big difference too. Every time you fuel your auto, you receive a price signal, and you know where the fuel went. If autos refilled themselves and drivers were auto-billed afterwards, they’d spend more on fuel. But that’s actually how we buy electricity. Your monthly-in-arrears electric bill isn’t itemized, so you can’t tell which device used how much, and you only “see” how much total electricity you consumed over the previous month. It’s as if the supermarket posted no prices, you took home your cartful of food and ate it, and only then you got a single un-itemized bill for the past month’s shopping—so how could you tell that tuna was costly and kale was a bargain? In contrast, prepaid electricity (the same as filling your car before you drive) creates vigorous investments in efficiency and demand management. And the more information customers have on where their electricity goes, the more mindfully they tend to use it. ... "