Energy efficiency standards for refrigerators in Brazil: A methodology for impact evaluation

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6545-6550

  Augustus de Melo, Conrado ^a   de Martino Jannuzzi, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Impacts evaluation; Refrigerators

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; DISCOUNT RATES; ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS; ELECTRICITY SAVING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; END-USES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; IMPACT EVALUATION; IMPACTS EVALUATION; MARKET CONDITION; MINIMUM ENERGY; SAVING POTENTIALS; STRINGENT STANDARDS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY POLICY; REFRIGERATORS; STANDARDS; SURVEYS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77957774475     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.032     Document Type: Article

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