Determinants of efficiency in residential electricity demand: stochastic frontier analysis on Japan

Determinants of efficiency in residential electricity demand: stochastic frontier analysis on Japan

Abstract Background Rapidly increasing residential electricity demand has made raising energy efficiency an important policy issue in controlling electricity demand. Methods This study uses a stochastic frontier model to estimate the residential electricity demand function and analyse electricity en...

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Main Author: Akihiro Otsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
Subjects:
Energy efficiency
Stochastic frontier analysis
Electricity
Household
Dwelling
Japan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-017-0135-y

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