Residential energy efficiency retrofits: How program design affects participation and outcomes

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 594-607

  Hoicka, Christina E ^a   Parker, Paul ^b   Andrey, Jean ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Information and incentives; Program design and participation; Residential energy efficiency evaluation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FINANCIAL REWARDS; INFORMATION AND INCENTIVES; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; PROGRAM DESIGN; PROGRAM STRUCTURES; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SUB-POPULATIONS;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSES; RETROFITTING;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCENTIVE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WATERLOO;

EID: 84890313594     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.053     Document Type: Article

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