An empirical analysis of joint residential electricity efficiency gains within and across end uses: Implications for demand-side management

Ecological Economics

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-70

  Bouhou, Nour El Imane ^a   Blackhurst, Michael F ^a   Torres, Pamela ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Energy efficiency; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HOMEOWNER;

EID: 84920915010     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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