Quantifying household energy performance using annual community baselines

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-613

  Jones, Pierce H ^a   Taylor, Nicholas W ^a   Kipp, M Jennison ^a   Knowles, Harold S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Energy consumption; Performance measures; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS APPROACH; COMMONLY USED; COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY ENERGY; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY IMPACT; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY SAVING; FLORIDA , USA; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; REDUCED ENERGY; SERVICE AREA; SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 78649803465     PISSN: 17506220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506221011092797     Document Type: Article

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