Determinants of willingness to pay for smart meters: An empirical analysis of household customers in Germany

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 483-495

  Gerpott, Torsten J ^a   Paukert, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

German residential energy industry; Smart meters; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY METERING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SALES; SMART METERS; SURVEYS;

ECONOMICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84881661600     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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