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Residential Demand Response Enrollment & Trade-Off Assessment

Measures utility customers' awareness, enrollment likelihood, incentive preferences, and acceptable trade-offs for demand response programs to inform program design and marketing strategy.

Sample questions

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34 questions · ~4 min
Q01
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Welcome! Thank you for taking part in this short survey about your household energy use and preferences. It should take about 8 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. Please click 'Next' to begin.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your household's electricity service?

Q03
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your home?

Q04
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The next few questions are about programs that help customers shift or reduce electricity use during peak times. These are sometimes called 'demand response' programs.

Q05
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How likely are you to enroll in a program that shifts your electricity use away from peak hours within the next 12 months?

Q06
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The next questions ask about specific ways a demand response program might work. Please consider how acceptable each approach would be for your household.

Q07
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Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you'd like to share about what would make a demand response program work well for you?

Q08
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Finally, a few questions about you. These help us understand how different groups think about energy programs.

Q09
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Thank you for your time! Your feedback will directly help shape future demand response programs. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

Q10
Multiple Choice

Which of the following devices or systems does your household currently have? Select all that apply.

Q11
Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes your familiarity with demand response programs?

Q12
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How appealing does a demand response program sound to you overall?

Q13
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How acceptable would it be for your thermostat to be adjusted 1–3°F during a peak event (up to 2 hours)?

Q14
AI Interview

We'd like to learn a bit more about your thoughts on shifting your electricity use during peak times. Please share what comes to mind, and we may ask a follow-up question or two.

Q15
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What is your age group?

Q16
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Before today, how familiar were you with the idea that electricity demand and costs vary by time of day?

Q17
Multiple Choice

Which demand response program(s) are you currently enrolled in? Select all that apply.

Q18
Multiple Choice

Which of the following incentives would most motivate you to enroll? Select up to two.

Q19
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How acceptable would it be for your water heater to be briefly cycled off during a peak event?

Q20
Multiple Choice

Which gender do you identify with? Select all that apply.

Q21
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Overall, how satisfied are you with your current demand response program?

Q22
Multiple Choice

What, if anything, would hold you back from participating in a demand response program? Select all that apply.

Q23
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How acceptable would it be for your electric vehicle charging to be delayed to off-peak hours?

Q24
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q25
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Thinking about the demand response program you are enrolled in, what has been your experience—what works well, and what could be improved?

Q26
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Please rank the following potential benefits of a demand response program from most motivating to least motivating.

Q27
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How acceptable would it be to receive a notification asking you to voluntarily reduce use during a peak event?

Q28
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

Q29
Multiple Choice

If demand response events occur on weekdays, which time window would be least disruptive for your household?

Q30
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In which country or region do you currently live?

Q31
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How much advance notice would you prefer before a demand response event?

Q32
Multiple Choice

What is the longest event duration you would find acceptable?

Q33
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Please rank the following program features from most important to least important to you.

Q34
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How many demand response events per month would you want the option to skip without penalty?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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