Energy use and conservation incentives: a study of the Southwestern United States. [analysis of 2,403 queries]

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6698871

Cunningham, W H; Lopreato, S C

The introductory chapter reviews some parameters of the U.S. energy situation in terms of production, consumption, and price. The sample data from Austin, El Paso, Flagstaff, Prescott, and Albuquerque, and major demographic data on those cities have been presented. Chapter 2 reviews past surveys concerning consumer attitudes toward the energy problem. Chapter 3 concerns the findings of present research related to basic attitudes toward energy issues. Beliefs in the energy problem, its nature, duration, and cause are examined. The analysis includes breakdowns by age, sex, race, income, and education. In addition, categories of consumers who differ in energy beliefs are further examined in terms of six social-psychological variables. This approach addresses the question of whether energy-related beliefs are part of a more long-standing belief system. Chapter 4 analyzes several types of reported behavior. The first issue addressed concerns basic energy information behavior among the subjects. The chapter examines sources of energy information and the frequency with which the repondents discuss energy issues, and to whom they have complained regarding energy problems. Tewnty-six items relating to energy conservation are then analyzed, with the focus being to identify those individuals who score high and those who score low on conservation behavior. In Chapter 5, consumer reactions to various incentive systems are analyzed. The topics discussed are consumer reaction to increases in the price of energy, the time consumers feel is appropriate to recover investments in energy-efficient equipment, and the impact of low-interest government loans in securing energy-efficient equipment. In Chapter 6 some of the policy implications of this research are discussed and are directed toward bridging the gap between citizen and state in a crucial area: energy consumption and conservation. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 6698871
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
298000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Consumption & Utilization
AGE DEPENDENCE
ARIZONA
CONSUMER PROTECTION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY POLICY
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INCOME
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
POPULATIONS
PRODUCTION
PUBLIC OPINION
REGULATIONS
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOCIOLOGY
SOUTHWEST REGION
USA
WESTERN REGION