Search Results - subject:"RESIDENTIAL SECTOR"

Least cost planning from a customer's perspective

Sutherland, R.J. - 2008

In this paper, I offer some thoughts about least cost planning, not from the perspective of the regulator or utility, but from the perspective of a residential customer. The problem that I address is, as a homeowner in northern Virginia, I am about to make a long term fuel choice for my...

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Cost-effectiveness of compact fluorescent lighting. Retrofits for residential consumers in the Pacific Northwest

Lesser, J.A.; Byers, R. - 2008

fluorescents to provide cost-effective energy savings for electric utilities in the residential sector. Several utilities in the …

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Willingness-to-Pay for Energy Conservation and Free-Ridership on Subsidization – Evidence from Germany

Grösche, Peter; Vance, Colin - 2008

Understanding the determinants of home-efficiency improvements is significant to a range of energy policy issues, including the reduction of fossil fuel use and environmental protection. This paper analyzes retrofit choices by assembling a unique data set merging a nationwide household survey...

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Willingness-to-Pay for Energy Conservation and Free-Ridership on Subsidization – Evidence from Germany

Grösche, Peter; Vance, Colin - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2008

Understanding the determinants of home-efficiency improvements is significant to a range of energy policy issues, including the reduction of fossil fuel use and environmental protection.This paper analyzes retrofit choices by assembling a unique data set merging a nationwide household survey...

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Free-riding on tax credits for home insulation in France: An econometric assessment using panel data

Nauleau, Marie-Laure - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 78-92

This econometric study assesses the efficiency of the income tax credit system introduced in France in 2005 on investment decisions for household retrofits, focusing on insulation measures. A logit model with random individual effects is estimated using an unbalanced panel of 23,879 households...

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International oil shocks and household consumption in China

Zhang, Dayong; Broadstock, David C.; Cao, Hong - In: Energy Policy 75 (2014) C, pp. 146-156

We investigate the impacts that oil price shocks have on residential consumption in China. While it is well understood that oil prices affect consumption in a multitude of ways, the timing and directness of these effects on specific consumption categories is not clear. We demonstrate that the...

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Turkey’s Strategic Energy Efficiency Plan – An ex ante impact assessment of the residential sector

Elsland, Rainer; Divrak, Can; Fleiter, Tobias; … - In: Energy Policy 70 (2014) C, pp. 14-29

Turkey’s energy demand has been growing by 4.5% per year over the last decade. As a reaction to this, the Turkish government has implemented the Strategic Energy Efficiency Plan (SEEP), which provides a guideline for energy efficiency policies in all sectors.

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The influence of an estimated energy saving due to natural ventilation on the Mexican energy system

Oropeza-Perez, Ivan; Østergaard, Poul Alberg - In: Energy 64 (2014) C, pp. 1080-1091

This article shows the impacts of the extensive use of NV (natural ventilation) in the Mexican residential sector on …

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Using fuzzy logic to model the behavior of residential electrical utility customers

Zúñiga, K.V.; Castilla, I.; Aguilar, R.M. - In: Applied Energy 115 (2014) C, pp. 384-393

oscillations are caused by changes in consumer behavior, mainly consumers in the residential sector. This paper presents the use of …, the hourly activation profile for each appliance can be obtained and, subsequently, the load curve of the residential … sector can be calculated. This model aims at contributing to the simulation of strategies for demand-side management. …

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Analysing residential energy consumption using index decomposition analysis

Xu, X.Y.; Ang, B.W. - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 342-351

residential sector, unlike those on industry and transport, show large variations in the choice of the activity indicator that …

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