Where they exist, tariffs for water supply and sanitation services face a tension between different policy objectives … address social consequences of tariffs: tariff levels and structures, nudging, budgetary transfers, targeted social measures …

Cost cap tariffs are pay-per-use tariffs for which costs cannot exceed a predefined cost limit. They were recently … optimal consumption pattern under cost cap tariffs and the conditions under which cost cap tariffs are chosen over pure pay …-per-use and flat rate tariffs by a rational consumer. We find that cost cap tariffs are an optimal tariff choice only if the level …

With the ongoing rollout of smart meters in Ireland, time-of-use (ToU) tariffs are currently being introduced as a new … way to pay for electricity. Such tariffs can bring important benefits to both consumers and society, in terms of reduced … tariffs than others. Communication around ToU tariffs thus needs to explain both benefits and challenges successfully; it …

We evaluate a stated choice experiment on dynamic electricity tariffs based on two representative household surveys … towards dynamic tariffs, with the latter generally being more open to dynamic pricing. Furthermore, our unique experimental … highlighting the environmental benefits associated to dynamic tariffs present themselves as suitable tools to reduce households …