Households' self-selection of dynamic electricity tariffs

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2541-2547

  Ericson, Torgeir ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Demand response; Dynamic pricing; Electricity tariff; Rate option; Self selection

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY;

DEMAND RESPONSE; DYNAMIC PRICING; ELECTRICITY TARIFF; RATE OPTION; SELF-SELECTION;

COSTS;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; MODEL TEST; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 79952441197     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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