Reducing household energy consumption is one of the major
challenges facing energy providers and governments. This is
especially true in Western Australia, which was the site for the
present study, as the State has seen significant increases in
demand for energy and is reliant on carbon intensive energy
sources. The pressure from these interacting factors suggests a
need to examine current energy use; in particular the motivations,
barriers to reductions in energy use and the uptake of energy
saving behaviours, and how support mechanisms might be introduced
to sustain reductions in energy use.