The residential housing market can play an important role in the reduction of global carbon emissions, and the information conveyed by energy labels may help to encourage energy conservation among private consumers. This paper reports the first evidence on the market adoption and economic...

Households adopt solar panels for different reasons, but always with a reduced electricity bill in mind. However, the access to solar power at near zero marginal costs may well induce rebound effects which shift households' demand curve and distort the net effects of solar PV investments. By...