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This paper focuses on decentralized energy in Germany and how households' environmental behavior in terms of energy consumption is shaped in these contexts. It sets out to gain a more precise understanding of whether decentralized energy initiatives are a good tool to promote the adoption of...
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Effective attention to information may play a prominent role in consumer choice for energy-intensive services and it may simply be a function of receiving timely information when consumption takes place. This paper investigates whether and why the timing of utility bills leads to salience bias...
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industrial sector. The mechanism sets binding energy-saving targets on electricity and gas distributors with at least 50 …
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energy subsidy and increase the share of renewable energy sources used to generate electricity. In this paper we assess the … current conditions under which the Mexican residential electricity sector operates, and quantify the potential effects that … the massive adoption of DPV systems would have on household expenditure and welfare, subsidy reduction, pollution and …
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Electricity storage plants can be used for many applications, with one of the most studied applications being arbitrage …
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We discuss the implications of two price zones, i.e. one northern and southern bidding area, on the German electricity … capacities in a system exposed to structural regional imbalances. Using a line sharp electricity sector model, this paper … analyzes the system implications and the distributional effects of two bidding zones in the German electricity system in 2012 …
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Emerging nations are typically characterized by high energy intensities. Dissemination of energy efficient technologies is far below expectations despite significant potentials for their adoption. Successful energy efficiency strategies are closely connected to institutional efficiency to...
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Our paper deals with modeling the effects of introducing a market-based tool for improving end-users' efficiency in an energy market which is already regulated through a cap-and-trade system for green house gas emissions and a quota system meant to improve competitiveness of energy produced...
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electricity storage in future renewable-based systems by including an accurate representation of short-term operation within a … investigated. We derive conclusions on the benefits and role of electricity storage to motivate why it may be built and operated …
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The German decision to finally phase-out nuclear electricity has led to a debate on its effects on electricity prices …, emission prices in the European emission trading system, as well as on international electricity trade. We investigate these … effects with a Electricity market model for Europe with investments in power plants under oligopolistic conditions in Germany …
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