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We examine the effect of energy efficiency incentives on household energy-efficiency home improvements. Starting in … renovations and the imprecisely estimated effects. -- Energy Efficiency Policy ; Household Behavior ; Italy ; Energy Consumption …
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participation information, to study the uptake of energy efficiency incentives and their effect on residential electricity … in our study area — four counties in Maryland — and were covered by federal, state and utility incentives during our … reduction in electricity usage. Those that do not receive incentives reduce usage by about 16%. Our results appear to be driven …
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participation information, to study the uptake of energy efficiency incentives and their effect on residential electricity … in our study area - four counties in Maryland - and were covered by federal, state and utility incentives during our … reduction in electricity usage. Those that do not receive incentives reduce usage by about 16%. Our results appear to be driven …
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We evaluate incentives for residential energy upgrades in Italy using data from an original survey of Italian …-monetary incentives on the propensity to replace the heating equipment with a more efficient one. To get around adverse selection and free …-effectiveness of incentives of size comparable to that in the Italian tax credit program is generally not favorable. …
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The cost-effectiveness of energy technology upgrade programs critically depends on free riding. This paper assesses ex ante the effects of free riding on the cost-effectiveness of a rebate program that promotes the adoption of energy-efficient heating systems, relying on contingent valuation...
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Understanding the determinants of home-efficiency improvements is significant to a range of energy policy issues, including the reduction of fossil fuel use and environmental protection. This paper analyzes retrofit choices by assembling a unique data set merging a nationwide household survey...
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Identifying the incidence of free-ridership is significant to a range of issues relevant to program evaluation, including the calculation of net program benefits and more general assessments of political acceptability. Estimates of free-ridership in the area of energy policy frequently rely on...
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to provide incentives for homes to engage in energy efficiency retrofits. This can have wide-reaching effects in reducing …
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