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Title: Energy impacts of a municipal conservation policy

Journal Article · · Energy (Stamford, Conn.); (United States)

An analysis of one of the oldest residential conservation programs in the United States (i.e., the Davis, California Energy Conservation Building Code) reveals a 15% reduction in electricity consumption in the first 41 months of implementation. This reduction, which has been corrected for weather effects, energy-price changes, and non-local policies, is attributed to both the structural features of the code and to the energy conserving behavior of the residents of the city.

Research Organization:
Department of Sociology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
OSTI ID:
5562003
Journal Information:
Energy (Stamford, Conn.); (United States), Vol. 7:9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English