The promotion of US energy efficiency policy is seen as a very important activity by the Energy Information Agency (EIA …). Generally, the level of energy efficiency of a state is approximated by energy intensity, commonly calculated as the ratio of … energy use to GDP. However, energy intensity is not an accurate proxy for energy efficiency, because changes in energy …

demand, as efficiency improvements reduce relative costs of energy. This study investigates the elasticity of household … energy consumption for space heating with respect to changes in household heating efficiency. We account for the simultaneity …Improvements in energy efficiency are increasingly seen as a key strategy to reduce energy consumption in the domestic …

large parts of efficiency increases. Household habits have an initial detrimental effect on rebound. They limit the ability … services by German households. In the process, we take into account that household behaviour may be influenced by habits, build … energy efficiency improvement at households. In particular if households have a flexible demand structure, rebound can erode …