Low-flow appliances and household water demand: An evaluation of demand-side management policy in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-44

  Price, James I ^a   Chermak, Janie M ^b   Felardo, Jeff ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand side management; Low flow appliance; Rebate program; Residential water demand

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HOUSING; WATER SUPPLY;

FLOW DEVICES; HOUSEHOLD WATER; LOW FLOW; LOW-FLOW APPLIANCE; REBATE PROGRAM; RESIDENTIAL WATER DEMAND; SHOWERHEAD; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE; WATER UTILITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

HOT WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; DATABASE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; METROPOLITAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; POLICY; REFERENCE DATABASE; UNITED STATES; UTILITY WORKS, APPLIANCES AND SERVICES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

ALBUQUERQUE; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; LOW-FLOW APPLIANCE; REBATE PROGRAM; RESIDENTIAL WATER DEMAND;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; NEW MEXICO; WATER;

EID: 84890873612     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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