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Energy efficiency is often defined as delivered energy service per unit of energy supplied into a system. Supply …-side energy efficiency refers to decreasing energy losses in the supply chain, for improved performance in the production and … delivery of electricity and heat. Demandside energy efficiency (DSEE) is achieved through consuming less energy for the same …
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electricity production is carbon intensive. Finally, appliances present significant opportunities for efficiency improvement …. According to the International Energy Agency the continuing demand for new large and small appliances, often with new … functionality, is resulting in rapidly increasing electricity consumption in both the residential and service sectors. Appliances …
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We estimate the impact of utility cash rebates on the market share of ENERGY STAR appliances by exploiting the … shares. Using information on energy saved by an ENERGY STAR appliance and assuming a redemption rate of 40%, the cost per … tonne of carbon saved is about $140 for the clothes washers rebate program. The corresponding cost of a megawatt hour saved …
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consumers' self-reported historical purchase of energy efficient appliances and installation of energy efficiency retrofitting …Perceived risk in future energy cost savings of energy efficient technologies has been well identified as a major … years, can amplify the negative impact of risk aversion on the adoption of energy efficiency retrofitting technologies …
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Subsidies to promote the purchase of energy-efficient household appliances have been extensively used in many countries … effective way of promoting efficient appliances. The authors propose a sophisticated methodology for designing optimal … efficient appliances, etc. …
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appliances. However, more research is required into the effects of this tool in isolation. A case in point is the so …-called “Renove” plan in Spain. First, the inefficiency losses (dead-weight losses) associated with energy efficiency rebates must be … taken into account. Such a policy may also encourage the large-scale purchasing of energy-efficient appliances, which may …
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This paper estimates the economic value that consumers place on energy efficiency (EE) labels for appliances in the … elasticities of demand for both EE appliances and others. These elasticities are useful for improving the design of policies to … promote EE. The paper looks at three different appliances marketed in Spain during 2012: washing machines, fridges and …
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In this paper we estimate the increase in the market share of ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances that can be attributed … cost per tonne of carbon saved by the rebate program. Our results show that a dollar increase in the rebate leads to a 0 … and refrigerators. Assuming a redemption rate of 40%, we calculate the cost of saving a tonne of carbon through the …
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driving the consideration of energy efficiency class by purchasers. Results indicate a preference for first considering cost … electrical appliances, (2) analyse the differences between consumer profiles regarding these and (3) understand the factors … efficiency class in consumer choices. Also, regression analysis shows environmental attitudes to be negative predictors of energy …
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The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
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