world. For those who lack access to electricity, an emerging and diverse range of LED based lighting products hold promise … is the minimum illuminance demanded by end-users for a given task before recharging the lamp or replacing batteries. It … impacts the lighting service cost per unit time if charging is done with purchased electricity, batteries, or charging …

In this report we calculate the change in final consumer prices due to minimum efficiency standards, focusing on a … sale costs. Thus, our model predicts that a standard will have a relatively small impact on final ACHE consumer prices. Our …

-battery home system or other electricity options, but they can afford to own a battery (in some cases more than one battery) and …

projections of State-level residential prices for 1993 and 1994 for the following fuels: electricity, natural gas, heating oil …, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, and coal. Prices for 1992 are also included for comparison purposes. This report also … expenditures by low-income households. One such factor is State-level residential energy prices. The State-level residential energy …

electricity prices. In this light, the dramatic increase in natural gas prices since the 1990s should be a cause for ratepayer … prices (and by extension future electricity prices) may end up markedly different than expected. Second, this displacement … to fuel costs--i.e., natural gas prices. For example, at current spot prices of around $7/MMBtu, fuel costs account for …

customers response to short-term fluctuations in electricity prices are based on theories of rational firm behavior, where …Energy economists have long argued the benefits of real time pricing (RTP) of electricity. Their basis for modeling … institutional customers in the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation service territory that have faced day-ahead electricity market …

The U.S. pulp and paper industry consumes over $7 billion worth of purchased fuels and electricity per year. Energy … ENERGY STAR(R) for Industry energy efficiency guidebook (a.k.a. the"Energy Guide") for pulp and paper manufacturers. The …

electricity prices, in order to give an estimate of per-unit financial impacts. In addition, the overall impact of the program was … by manufacturers. MEPS, label rating levels, and baseline efficiencies are presented in Section 2. First, we compare … each scenario, and associated electricity savings and carbon emission mitigation. Finally, financial costs and savings are …

economic benefits only for households with high clothes dryer usage or for households with high electricity prices and … resistance clothes dryers, and therefore have the potential to save substantial amounts of electricity. While not currently … available in the U.S., there are manufacturers in Europe and Japan that produce units for those markets. Drawing on analysis …

household income. Based on our analysis, we conclude that the demand for home appliances is price inelastic. …