Turn It Up and Open the Window: On the Rebound Effects in Residential Heating
| Résumé |
This paper investigates how households respond to efficiency
improvements of their heating system. The analysis is based on the
stated preference approach with an innovative choice experiment.
The design includes questions to quantify both the direct and
indirect rebounds. A series of easy discrete possible changes have
been suggested to prime the respondents for deciding on potential
actions impacting their heating service demand. Responses to these
qualitative choices are moreover used to cross-validate the
quantitative results. Overall, we find relatively low direct
rebound effects. However, after accounting for the indirect rebound
calculated using energy embodied in goods and services purchased by
re-spending initial savings, we estimate an average total rebound
of about one third. The econometric analysis points to substantial
variations across individuals that are partly explained by observed
characteristics. The results are consistent with the conjunction
that heating is a basic need which calls for little rebound in
high-income groups. |
| Mots-clés |
Rebound effects; Energy efficiency; Residential heating; Double hurdle model; Stated preferences; Contingent behaviour model; Online experiment. |
| Citation | Hediger, C., Farsi, M., & Weber, S. (2018). Turn It Up and Open the Window: On the Rebound Effects in Residential Heating. Ecological Economics, 149, 21-39. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 7-2018 |
| Nom du périodique | Ecological Economics |
| Volume | 149 |
| Pages | 21-39 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092180... |
| Liée au projet | Energy Efficiency and Energy Demand: Structural Analysis ... |