This was a project done by my dear friend Sara Tunheden at the Interactive Institute in Stockholm.
BoEL is an experimental social ambient interface and web service that presents daily consumption figures to home owners and neighbours to promote joint savings and foster competitive energy saving behaviours. The service includes an ambient lamp that provides feedback on the energy consumption in the household and these interfaces are installed so that the neighbours can observe each others energy status.
This is one of the many projects the II is working on to spread awareness about energy consumption through design provocations and probes that affect behavior positively.
Oh, and I happened to play a cameo in her amazing video too! This is an edited version. Hopefully I’ll get my hands on the full version soon! 
