Accelerated electricity conservation in Juneau, Alaska: A study of household activities that reduced demand 25%

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2299-2309

  Leighty, Wayne ^a   Meier, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Electricity price elasticity; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION ACTIONS; DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK; ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY PRICE ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ELECTRICITY SAVING; ELECTRICITY USE; FUEL SWITCHING; HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES; REDUCED ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS; SUPPLY DISRUPTION; TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT; TRANSMISSION LINE;

COSTS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SAVINGS;

ALASKA; JUNEAU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953327905     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.041     Document Type: Article

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