Enhanced understanding of energy ratepayers: Factors influencing perceptions of government energy efficiency subsidies and utility alternative energy use

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-233

  Craig, Christopher A ^a   Allen, Myria W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Environmental communication

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; ENERGY CONSUMER; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION; UTILITY COMPANIES;

ENERGY POLICY; SURVEYS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SPENDING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; UTILITY SECTOR;

EID: 84892470260     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.074     Document Type: Article

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