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RESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE AND CONSERVATION: ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHICS By
, 2012
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These papers are preliminary in nature: their purpose is to stimulate discussion and comment. Therefore, they are not to be cited or quoted in any publication without the express permission of the author.
Why Don’t Households See the Light? Explaining the Diffusion of Compact Fluorescent Lamps. Paper presented at
- the 16th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE
, 2008
"... nnovation ResearchI Many countries are currently considering bans on incandescent light bulbs and other policies to enhance the residential diffusion of energy-saving compact flu-orescent lamps (CFLs). However the reasons for currently limited diffusion of CFLs are largely unknown. This paper employ ..."
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nnovation ResearchI Many countries are currently considering bans on incandescent light bulbs and other policies to enhance the residential diffusion of energy-saving compact flu-orescent lamps (CFLs). However the reasons for currently limited diffusion of CFLs are largely unknown. This paper employs a Double Hurdle model to iden-tify distinct barriers to household consideration of CFLs and the subsequent intensity of adoption using a large survey of German households. The results reveal that barriers to CFL consideration are low for all, except households with very low incomes. Further, barriers to CFL consideration are strongly linked to the characteristics of the residences of low-income households. Thus, the grea-test potential for increasing the diffusion of CFLs lies not in addressing barriers to consideration, but in augmenting the intensity of household adoption particu-
www.eprg.group.cam.ac.uk Household Energy Expenditure and Income Groups: Evidence from Great Britain
, 2010
"... Household energy use is increasingly important in the context of fuel poverty and the equity debate as well as in relation to energy saving and efficiency policies. We first explore the link between household energy spending and income. We use a panel dataset from a comprehensive survey of UK househ ..."
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Household energy use is increasingly important in the context of fuel poverty and the equity debate as well as in relation to energy saving and efficiency policies. We first explore the link between household energy spending and income. We use a panel dataset from a comprehensive survey of UK households from 1991 to 2007 comprising over 77,000 observations to analyse electricity, gas, and overall energy spending for the whole sample and several income groups. We find an S-shaped Engel curve and inflection point at which the increase in household energy spending briefly stabilizes and interpret this as a point where the essential energy needs are likely to have been met. We then examine the effect of a set of socio-economic determinants and drivers such as income, energy price, housing types, and household size on household energy spending in different income groups using fixed effects econometric models. We find significant differences among the income groups and in particular their income and price elasticities. Households on low incomes are more sensitive to electricity price changes but are less responsive to gas price changes than higher income households. Moreover, higher gas prices lead to lower electricity expenditures, except for the highest incomes. In addition households with no access to gas spend more on electricity. The results underline the importance of designing differentiated policy measures to address energy, climate change, and fuel poverty objectives in the household segment.
Housing Tenure, Energy Consumption and the Split-Incentive Issue
- in Australia.” International Journal of Housing Policy
, 2012
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Review The Socio-Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Residential Energy Consumption: A Comprehensive Review
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Determinants of Households ’ Space Heating type and Expenditures in Italy
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ABSTRACT: In Italy, several policy measures have been implemented in order to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions especially concerning the household sector. However, in order to design and implement these policy measures efficiently, it is necessary to get a better understanding of the factors influencing household energy behavior. In this paper, by using disaggregated data from the 2009 Italian Household Budget Survey, we firstly identify the factors which have a strong effect on the choice of a specific fuel by using a multinomial logit model taking into account the heterogeneity of households in the Italian regions. Secondly, we focus on the analysis of the determinants of space heating expenditure bearing in mind the possible influence of the choice of fuel on energy consumption. Finally, by using the results of the multinomial logit model we examine the implications of a simulated scenario concerning tax incentives for energy efficiency improvement. Many of the variables concerning the socio-economic characteristics of households(i.e. family income and type of family) and the characteristics of the dwellings (i.e. year of construction) prove to be important determinants of the choice of space heating technologies and of energy consumption. Altogether, our results help to identify the determinants of household heating behaviour in Italy. Designing and developing target oriented policy measures focusing on specific determinants will help policy makers to achieve the main objectives of Italy’s energy policy which are to increase energy efficiency and lower energy consumption thus reducing carbon emissions.
General Considerations and Application to German Household Data
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Evidence from Japan
, 1836
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Considerations and Application
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Making Sense of Oil Stamp Saving Schemes
, 2012
"... An increasing number of households in Northern Ireland has started to collect oil stamps in recent years i.e. small pieces of paper which can be purchased at speci
ed outlets, collected on an oil stamps savings card, and used to pay in full or part for ones oil bill. In this paper, we explore why th ..."
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An increasing number of households in Northern Ireland has started to collect oil stamps in recent years i.e. small pieces of paper which can be purchased at speci
ed outlets, collected on an oil stamps savings card, and used to pay in full or part for ones oil bill. In this paper, we explore why this is. After ruling out high costs associated with more conventional savings vehicles (such as bank accounts) and the notion that oil stamps serve some purpose other than saving for heating oil as possible explanations, we test two main hypotheses: i) oil stamps as self-controlmechanism and ii) oil stamps as other-controlmechanism. While we
nd little evidence for the
rst hypothesis, we do
nd ev-idence for the second one. More speci
cally, we
nd that collecting oil stamps is strongly correlated with di¤erences in views among household members with regard to how much priority to give to saving for heating oil. To rule out salience e¤ects as an alternative explanation, we test whether oil stamps increase households savings performance. We
nd that they do. I would
rst of all like to thank my supervisor David Newbery for his guidance. I would also like to thank Michelle Baddeley, Matthias Grein, Michael Pollitt and an anonymous referee for reading and commenting on numerous drafts of this paper. Finally, I am very grateful for the excellent collaboration with NI Power. In particular, I would like to thank Jenny Livingston; Jemma Geary and Kirsty Pollock for their interest in the project and their
