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This paper estimates the level of transient and persistent efficiency in the use of electricity in Swiss households … collected via a household survey is used to estimate an electricity demand frontier function. We further investigate whether … energy and investment literacy have an influence on the household electricity consumption. The results show significant …
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electricity in Switzerland is around CHF 0.18 per kilowatt hour. We conclude that current DSM practices in Switzerland have a …-side management (DSM) activities on residential electricity demand using DSM spending and an energy efficiency score. Using the … that their presence reduce per customer residential electricity consumption by around 5%. If we consider monetary spending …
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Dynamic partial adjustment models of residential electricity demand account for the fact that households may not adjust … electricity consumption immediately in response to changes in prices, income, and other relevant factors, because of behavioral … models for residential electricity demand and apply them to a panel of 48 US states between 1995 and 2011. We estimate lead …
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-related financial literacy of households, which is defined as the combination of energy knowledge and cognitive abilities that are … of energy-related financial literacy of respondents from about 2000 urban households in the Terai region of Nepal, and to … analyze whether this ability has an effect on replacement attitudes of households regarding inefficient technologies. Using a …
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appliances and light bulbs on households' choices. Using in-home visits, we collect information on the energy efficiency of home … appliances and light bulbs that households own. Exploiting these unique data, the intervention provided treated households with …
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Dynamic partial adjustment models of residential electricity demand account for the fact that households may not adjust … electricity consumption immediately in response to changes in prices, income, and other relevant factors, because of behavioral … models for residential electricity demand and apply them to a panel of 48 US states between 1995 and 2011. We estimate lead …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753292
There is evidence that many individuals make sub-optimal investment decisions when the benefits and costs associated with that decision are distributed over time. One example is the decision to adopt new electrical appliances, with the benefits of choosing a more energy efficient device...
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Previous efforts exploring options to increase residential sector's energy efficiency have overlooked that highlighting co-benefits associated with energy efficiency may represent a promising strategy to draw attention from decision makers. For instance, in addition to savings in energy costs,...
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-benefits aredifficult to appraise by a person that has not experienced ESV. In Switzerland, Minergie houses areequipped with ESV. Thus, this …
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