How do investments in heat pumps affect household energy consumption?

Arbeitspapier

Increased energy efficiency is often seen as the best way of reducing energy consumption. However, the cost reduction resulting from the efficiency increase can undermine the energy-saving potential of the efficiency measures. In this study, we develop a method for decomposing the behavioral responses to increased energy efficiency based on a conditional demand model applied to a household production framework. We find that the electricity savings potential of the increased use of heat pumps in Norwegian homes is completely offset by changes in consumption. Households with heat pumps maintain higher indoor temperatures, consume less alternative fuels and engage less in energy-saving behavior than other households. This analysis illustrates that subsidizing investments in new and more energy-efficient technology may not always be an effective means of reducing energy consumption.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Discussion Papers ; No. 737

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models ; Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation ; Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
• Thema: Household energy consumption ; Eergy-saving technology ; Heat pump ; Rebound effects

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Halvorsen, Bente ; Larsen, Bodil Merethe
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Statistics Norway, Research Department
• (wo): Oslo
• (wann): 2013

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/192719
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ