Electric stoves as a solution for household air pollution: Evidence from rural India

E. Somanathan, Marc Jeuland, Eshita Gupta, Utkarsh Kumar, T. V. Ninan, Rachit Kamdar, Vidisha Chowdhury, Suvir Chandna, Michael H. Bergin, Karoline Barkjohn, Christina Norris, T. Robert Fetter and Subhrendu Pattanayak
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Eshita Gupta: KPMG India
Utkarsh Kumar: Indian Statistical Institute, Columbia Univeristy
T. V. Ninan: Indian Statistical Institute, University of Washington
Rachit Kamdar: Indian Statistical Institute, University of Maryland
Vidisha Chowdhury: Indian Statistical Institute
Suvir Chandna: Indian Statistical Institute, United Nations Development Programme
Michael H. Bergin: Duke University
Karoline Barkjohn: Duke Univesity, US Environmental Protection Agency
Christina Norris: Duke University
T. Robert Fetter: Duke University

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Abstract: We collected minute-by-minute data on electricity availability, electric induction stove use, and kitchen and outdoor particulate pollution in a sample of rural Indian households for one year. Using within household-month variation generated by unpredictable outages, we estimate the effects of electricity availability and electric induction stove use on kitchen PM2.5 concentration at each hour of the day. Electricity availability reduces kitchen PM2.5 by up to 50 μg/m3, which is between 10 and 20 percent of peak concentrations during cooking hours. Induction stove use instrumented by electricity availability reduces PM2.5 in kitchens by 200-450 μg/m3 during cooking hours

Keywords: household air pollution; indoor air pollution; induction cookstoves; electricity reli- ability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60 pages
Date: 2022-08
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