 The dynamics of electricity use in Scandinavian householdsStephen Tyler and Lee Schipper Energy, 1990, vol. 15, issue 10, 841-863 Abstract: We compare changes in the structure of residential electricity use in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden since the early 1970s. A major distinguishing feature among these countries has been consistent differences in the average residential price of electricity. We reach three important conclusions: (1) when the saturation of household appliances reaches maturity, it is only changes in space and water heating uses of electricity which can cause significant change in the intensity of electricity use in the residential sector. (2) The efficiency of household electricity use is strongly influenced both by domestic technologies and policies (e.g., housing standards), as well as by international manufacturers (e.g., of lighting equipment, windows, and household appliances). (3) The behavior of household occupants plays a key role in determining the intensity of electricity use, both through their demand for the services electricity provides and through their choices of equipment. Relative electricity prices have strongly influenced the choices of policy makers, consumers and equipment manufacturers in this sector. These conclusions suggest that pricing policies and improved technology offer potential for reducing residential electricity use in Scandinavia through greater efficiency and fuel substitution. Date: 1990 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:15:y:1990:i:10:p:841-863 DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(90)90067-C Access Statistics for this article Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser More articles in Energy from Elsevier |
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