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Measuring Behaviour Change

Engagement metrics; behaviour surveys; kWh saved; isolation from technical changes.

10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026


Behaviour change programmes consume effort and need to justify it. Measuring behaviour change - both the behaviours and the energy savings they produce - is essential to managing programmes, proving their value, and improving them.

In this lesson

  • 01Why measure behaviour change
  • 02What to measure
  • 03The attribution challenge
  • 04Proxy indicators
  • 05Engagement versus outcomes
  • 06Using measurement to improve
  • 07Honest measurement
  • 08Sources and further reading