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To identify how policy packages can effectively support households, manufacturers, and local authorities in practicing energy sufficiency to curb residential electricity demand and dwelling size growth.

November 14, 2018Energy EfficiencyOpen Access

Energy sufficiency policy for residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size

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STStefan ThomasWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy JTJohannes ThemaWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy LBLars-Arvid BrischkeUniversity of Stuttgart

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Policy analysis reveals targeted frameworks to curtail residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size, highlighting complementary strategies alongside traditional energy efficiency.

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To identify how policy packages can effectively support households, manufacturers, and local authorities in practicing energy sufficiency to curb residential electricity demand and dwelling size growth.
Developed and implemented an adapted analytical framework to evaluate micro- and meso-level energy sufficiency policy options.
Analyzed behavioral barriers, household characteristics, and preconditions required to facilitate energy-sufficient daily routines.
Assessed combinations of adapted efficiency instruments and novel sufficiency-specific policy mechanisms.
Showed that energy sufficiency complements energy efficiency through shared instruments like pricing reforms, progressive appliance standards, and absolute consumption limits.
Identified critical new policy mechanisms, including limits on per-person dwelling floor area, shared community services, and electricity supplier cap-and-trade systems.

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Thomas et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7c87e61e2ce1627d17f68 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9727-4

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Policy analysis reveals targeted frameworks to curtail residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size, highlighting complementary strategies alongside traditional energy efficiency.

Energy sufficiency policy for residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size

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Energy sufficiency policy for residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size

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