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We document three remarkable features of the Opower program, in which social comparison- based home energy reports are repeatedly mailed to more than six million households nationwide. First, initial reports cause high-frequency "action and backsliding," but these cycles attenuate over time....
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This study examines the mechanisms underlying long-run reductions in energy consumption caused by a widely studied social nudge. Our investigation considers two channels: physical capital in the home and habit formation in the household. Using data from 38 natural field experiments, we isolate...
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Firms and governments often use moral suasion and economic incentives to influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for various economic activities. To investigate the persistence of such interventions, we randomly assigned households to moral suasion and dynamic pricing that stimulate energy...
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This study examines a field experiment in Texas that includes pricing and informational interventions to encourage … critical peak pricing intervention reduces electricity consumption by 14%. Using unique high frequency appliance-level data, we …
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electricity consumption …
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We study the dynamics of residential electricity demand by exploiting a natural experiment that produced large and long …
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In this paper, we develop a methodology for estimating marginal emissions of electricity demand that vary by location … electricity markets and shifting load profiles throughout the day. Using data available for 2007 through 2009, with a focus on … electricity load management and environmental goals: the hours when electricity is the least expensive to produce tend to be the …
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building stock's total electricity consumption. This paper exploits a unique panel of commercial buildings to investigate the … impact of building vintage, contract incentives, and human capital on electricity consumption across commercial structures …. We document that electricity consumption and building quality are complements, not substitutes. Technological progress …
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By providing feedback to customers on home electricity and natural gas usage with a focus on peer comparisons … conducted by utility companies providing electricity (the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)) and electricity and …
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We use detailed microeconomic data to investigate why aggregate residential electricity consumption in California has … determining electricity demand. We show that building codes have been effective for homes built after 1983. We find that houses … electricity at the time of construction was low. Employing our regression estimates, we construct an aggregate residential …
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