Are Residential Energy Efficiency Programs Effective? An Empirical Analysis in Southern California
2019/01/15
研討會日期 : 2019-01-15
時間 : 11:00
主講人 : Dr. Yating Chuang
主持人 : Professor Tzu-Ting Yang
地點 : Conference Room B110
演講者簡介 : Dr. Chuang received her Ph.D. in Agricultural & Applied Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015. She is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Her research interests are Environmental Economics, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Social Network Analysis. She is applying for a position of the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica now.
演講摘要 : We evaluate 2010-2015 multiple residential energy efficiency subsidy programs using more than 11 million households’ electricity billing records in Southern California. We find that these programs reduce overall electricity usage by 4 percent. However, there are significant differences in their effectiveness. Pool pumps and refrigeration programs generate the largest savings (12 percent, and 6 percent, respectively). Lighting and HVAC retrofits programs generate less than 1 percent savings. We also find electricity consumption increases for dishwashers and clothes washers upgrades, building shell, and whole house retrofits. Program impact varies during certain time of the year and for certain building types.
