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Seb, unfortunately with climate change we're in uncharted waters. You might look into the tendency of some species to self-destruct as a result of helpful behaviours which became harmful in changed circumstances. See Is Humanity Designed to Self-Destruct? and other similar articles.
We launched a tool called the Luta app after researching exactly what you are looking to do. While NILM or non invasive load monitoring is a solution proposed by some to help electricity users understand their consumption in detail, I believe a better solution is to provide a gentle "nudge" to help such users change their behaviour for both individual and societal good.
I would suggest reaching out to the evaluation community as this is an area of particular interest. The IEPEC website publishes a lot of papers on this topic, as does AESP. Another resource would be ACEEE which also publishes white papers on this topic. Lastly, there is a Behaviorial Conference that is hosted through IEPEC and ACEEE that has links to several research institutions.
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