Domestic energy use and householders' energy behaviour

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 654-665

  Yohanis, Yigzaw Goshu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appliances; Household energy efficiency; Interventions

Indexed keywords

CONDENSING BOILERS; DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY USE; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY RATING; ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES; GENERAL PUBLICS; HEATING SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INTERVENTIONS; LIGHT BULBS;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; PURCHASING; SURVEYS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

EID: 84855933166     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.028     Document Type: Article

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