Tenant-paid energy costs in multifamily rental housing: effects on energy use, owner investment, and the market value of energy

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5711215· OSTI ID:5711215

McClelland, L.

Background figures on rental housing, past work, and several methods of billing tenants for energy costs are reviewed. The following are reported: the effect of tenant payment on short-term energy use, owner actions in properties with owner vs tenant energy payment, and the role of energy in the rental housing market. A model of owner-tenant interactions affecting energy use in multifamily buildings, and a method of estimating the long-term effects of tenant payment on energy use are presented. Implications of the findings for policies concerning utility payment modes and energy investments in rental housing are discussed. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder (USA). Inst. of Behavioral Sciences
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CS20050
• OSTI ID: 5711215
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20050-1; ON: DE84002311
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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