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Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: an alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia

M Cardona (), Juan Gallego, John García () and J Franco

No 18990, Documentos de trabajo - Alianza EFI from Alianza EFI

Abstract: Exploiting the implementation of a Prepaid Electricity Program in the region of Antioquia (Colombia), we estimate the impact that switching to a prepaid program has on users’ energy consumption behavior. In particular, we focus the analysis on those that are more vulnerable from a socio-economic perspective. The results show that the new metering scheme and the information provision is associated with a decline in electricity consumption.This scheme allow users to improve their consumption paths, while their access to public electricity services is guaranteed, minimizing disconnection risks and the associated costs.

Keywords: Prepaid schemes; In-home displays; Electricity consumption; Smart meters; Energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L94 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2020-06-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ene, nep-ore and nep-reg
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