Making the connection: The relationship between fuel poverty, electricity disconnection, and prepayment metering

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 733-741

  O'Sullivan, Kimberley C ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa L ^a   Fougere, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fuel poverty; Prepayment metering; Self disconnection

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON ANALYSIS; DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKET; FUEL POVERTY; NEW ZEALAND; OLDER PEOPLE; PAYMENT METHODS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY SUGGESTIONS; PREPAYMENT METERING; QUALITATIVE DATA; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SELF-DISCONNECTION;

DEREGULATION; FUELS; QUALITY CONTROL;

ELECTRICITY;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 78650420512     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.046     Document Type: Article

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