Maintaining energy efficiency in the deregulated electricity market
The positive attitudes of Finns to energy saving are influenced by the view that results are easily attained. The propagated saving measures - like efficiency enhancement in lighting by CFL`s - are not considered to be any remarkable nuisance in one`s everyday living. Normal, necessary everyday energy use is further not felt to be any energy wasting. A kind of simple {open_quotes}I would not bother{close_quotes} or feeling of convenience is found to be the main reason to explain why energy conservation doesn`t take wind under wings. Information campaigns and voluntary actions are the preferred means instead of energy price increases how people like to be guided in the future. The transition to competitive electricity market is likely to reduce the electricity sellers ability to actively promote energy efficiency - unless their customers would like to pay for it in a way or other.
- OSTI ID:
- 192187
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9501113-; TRN: 96:001030-0003
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 DA/DSM conference, San Jose, CA (United States), 23-25 Jan 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of DA/DSM 1995 conference proceedings. Volume 1 and 2; PB: 699 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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