The impact of building energy codes on household electricity expenditures

Matthew Holian

Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 186, issue C

Abstract: Home energy use is a major source of a typical US household’s carbon emissions. This study uses the American Community Survey (ACS) micro data to estimate the impact of building energy codes on household electricity expenditures, using multiple regression and difference-in-difference models. In California and US samples, I present new evidence that energy codes were modestly effective. Homes built in the decade after energy codes were first adopted spend between 1.5% and 4% less on electricity compared to homes built prior to their adoption.

Keywords: Urban; Environment; Energy; Housing; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q4 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108841

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