Energy Costs, Urban Development, and Housing
Energy Costs, Urban Development, and Housing

Author: Anthony Downs

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 330

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What does it all mean? Home energy costs and the housing of the poor and the elderly; Energy prices and urban decentralization; Energy and the existing stock of housing; New residential construction and energy costs; ...

Rate Design Matters
Rate Design Matters

Author: Brendon Baatz

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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"Residential electric rates are in a period of change as utilities in many regions of the country are experiencing flattening and declining sales. At the same time, technological advances are driving increased deployment of advanced metering, electric vehicles, and residential rooftop solar. All these changes are causing utilities to propose new rate designs for residential customers that depart substantially from previous offerings. Proposals for higher customer charges, demand charges, and time-varying rates are all on the rise. This report explores how these changes in residential electric rates may alter customer behavior and engagement in energy efficiency programs. We review recent studies on customer response to electric prices and analyze how various rate design proposals could alter payback periods for residential energy efficiency measures. We conclude with recommendations for regulators based on recent evidence of customer response to rate design"--Publisher's description (viewed March 22, 2017).

Consumer Energy Conservation Behavior After Fukushima
Consumer Energy Conservation Behavior After Fukushima

Author: Isamu Matsukawa

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-12

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9811010978

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This book presents an in-depth empirical analysis of consumer response to alternative policies for energy conservation. Its main focus is on innovative policy instruments that have attracted increasing attention from academics and energy conservation practitioners alike: critical peak pricing, conservation requests, in-home displays, and home energy reports. The book investigates the effects of these policy instruments on residential demand for electricity. The data is drawn from a series of randomized field experiments for the years 2012–2013 in Japan, where serious concerns about power shortages have emerged in the wake of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. By applying econometric techniques to the quantitative analysis of residential power consumption, the book demonstrates how consumers respond to innovative instruments for energy conservation. It also offers new perspectives on how these instruments can be used more effectively and explores the potential for their practical implementation. This highly informative book is essential reading for energy specialists in both academic and professional contexts.

Economic Incentives for Energy Conservation
Economic Incentives for Energy Conservation

Author: Peter N. Nemetz

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Published: 1984-04-10

Total Pages: 360

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Using three major illustrative case studies, here is an integrated treatment of the major theoretical and practical issues involved in the use of economic incentives for energy conservation. While a principal focus is on electricity use in North American residential and commercial sectors, additional discussion is provided on fuels, conservation measures, industrial energy use, and related European experience.