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Effect of an electricity voucher on electricity use

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The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of receiving a voucher for electricity on the electricity use of a
household. The Warm Homes for Elder New Zealanders Study was a randomised controlled trial which gave
participants aged over 55 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a voucher providing NZ$500 credit to
their electricity account for one winter. Electricity use increased over the winter the participant received the
voucher. Participants with lower initial electricity use increased their consumption by about 10%, those with
medium- or high-initial use by 2–3%. However, most participants did not use the entire value of the voucher on
additional electricity. The study involved only a small informational component: this consisted of a brochure
sent to the participants to encourage them to increase their energy use. This was designed to mimic the effects of
a possible widespread rollout of this programme. The policy implication of this analysis is that a winter energy
voucher accompanied by minimal education was effective at increasing winter energy use among a vulnerable
sub-population with a health condition that merited additional heating in winter.

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Ketersediaan

EJ2071

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Penerbit

Elsevier Ltd. : ., 2019

Deskripsi Fisik

9 p.

Bahasa

English

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Klasifikasi

NONE

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Energy Policy 134 (2019) 110985

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Info Detil Spesifik

Ejurnal

Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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