Towards a bright future? Household use of electric light: A microlevel study

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3521-3530

  Bladh, Mats ^a   Krantz, Helena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Household; Lighting

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LIGHTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVINGS; HOUSEHOLD; LIGHTING; LIGHTING EQUIPMENT; MEASURABLE VARIABLES; NATURAL LIGHT; PAPER ADDRESSES; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 48949098292     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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