In many countries, the transition process towards a low-carbon economy has been associated with increasing electricity … prices. Microeconometric evaluations of the causal impact of electricity price changes on plant-level outcomes are rare … effects of electricity levy exemptions using a fuzzy regression discontinuity (RD) design. The results indicate that exempted …

The paper uses 52-country panel-data for the period 1980-2002 to estimate demand for electricity and telecom services … of average annual investment needs in electricity and telecom for the current growth scenario (3.6% per annum) are of the …

This paper is one of the limited studies to investigate rebound effects in sectoral electricity consumption and the … electricity consumption from 9.2 MWh per capita in 2010 to 8.6 MWh per capita in 2015. However, following a significant decline … since 2010, electricity consumption in the main New Zealand sectors is increasing. Energy conservation could play an …

Energy, transport, water and telecommunications all are essential to future development and growth. However …, infrastructure investment requirements over the coming decades will be massive, running into trillions of dollars. How will the …

. The adequate capacity mix can only be achieved by accounting for the current transition phase to electricity generation …

The diffusion of renewable electricity generating technologies is widely considered as crucial for establishing a … costs among all electricity consumers. This paper presents a novel history-friendly agent-based study aiming to explore the … is devoted to the possibility of small scale renewable electricity generation, but also to the storage of this …

This study aims to estimate electricity demand functions in Japan's industrial and commercial sectors. We adopt data … elasticity is not a key determinant in electricity demand fluctuations. Furthermore, an analysis of the factors influencing … changes in electricity demand in the industrial sector suggests that the declining demand growth in large metropolitan areas …