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View article: A Systematic Review of Energy Efficiency Home Retrofit Evaluation Studies
A Systematic Review of Energy Efficiency Home Retrofit Evaluation Studies Open
We systematically review studies evaluating the energy savings and cost-effectiveness of residential energy efficiency retrofit programs. We review 39 evaluations of 23 residential retrofit programs that were evaluated between 1984 and 202…
View article: New Insights on the Energy Impacts of Telework in Canada
New Insights on the Energy Impacts of Telework in Canada Open
Quantifying the energy impact of teleworking has been challenging because of the low prevalence of telework. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the associated widespread shift to telework provides a new opportunity to study the ener…
View article: Visualizing Energy Efficiency: A Picture is Worth More Than 1,022 Words
Visualizing Energy Efficiency: A Picture is Worth More Than 1,022 Words Open
We deploy a randomized controlled trial involving approximately 12,500 householdsshowing that providing consumers with a visual depiction of heat loss on utility bills leads toconsiderably larger energy savings compared to a popular social…
View article: Utilities Included: Split Incentives in Commercial Electricity Contracts
Utilities Included: Split Incentives in Commercial Electricity Contracts Open
This paper quantifies a tenant-side “split incentives” problem that exists when the largest commercial sector customers are on electricity-included property lease contracts, causing them to face a marginal electricity price of zero. We use…
View article: Utilities Included: Split Incentives in Commercial Electricity Contracts
Utilities Included: Split Incentives in Commercial Electricity Contracts Open
The largest decile of commercial electricity customers comprises half of commercial sector electricity usage. We quantify a substantial split incentives problem that exists when these large firms are on electricity-included property lease …
View article: Carbon Emissions and Business Cycles
Carbon Emissions and Business Cycles Open
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are highly procyclical-they increase during expansions and fall during recessions.Given this empirical fact, we estimate the response of emissions to four prominent technology shocks from the business-cycle li…