Returns to residential energy efficiency and conservation measures: A field experiment

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 551-561

  Suter, Jordan F ^a   Shammin, Md Rumi ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Field experiment; Residential energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION; PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING;

EXPERIMENTS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INCENTIVE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879499429     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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