A representative sample of South Bombay domestic consumers was surveyed to obtain data regarding their electricity consumption, lighting load patterns, and several social and architectural attributes. We examine the relation between electricity consumption and architectural and social attributes...

Energy consumption for domestic hot water (DHW) is studied for various economic income classes in India and placed in the context of India's energy consumption. The amount of conventional energy being used for DHW that could be replaced by Solar DHW equipment is estimated. The percentage of...

One of the most striking things about forecasters is their lack of historical perspective. They rarely do retrospectives, even though looking back at past work can both illuminate the reasons for its success or failure, and improve the methodologies of current and future forecasts. One of the...

In order to prepare policies and plans to reduce GHG emissions, national policy-makers need information on the costs and benefits of different mitigation options in addition to their carbon implications. Policy-makers must weigh the costs, benefits, and impacts of climate change mitigation and...