The significance of occupancy steadiness in residential consumer response to Time-of-Use pricing: Evidence from a stochastic adjustment model

Utilities Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-56

  Torriti, Jacopo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand side management; Price elasticity; Residential electricity consumption; Time of Use

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; MODEL; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; STOCHASTICITY;

ITALY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE; TRENTO;

EID: 84888785640     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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