Energy Spending and Vulnerable Households
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A sustainable energy policy needs to balance between the reduction of carbon emissions and protection of vulnerable households and avoid a widening of the existing "energy gap" among the consumers. This study investigates energy spending for different consumer groups, in particular focussing on vulnerable households. Vulnerable households are more likely to be affected by fuel poverty and have difficulties in warming their homes adequately. In this context we explore energy spending among households on very low incomes, including pensioners, female single parent, and benefit recipients. We describe how energy spending of these households has changed over time using a household panel dataset covering a period of 17 years, starting in 1991. We discuss the reasons that these households have higher than average energy bills and the current policy context and approaches such as the implementation of smart metres are addressed.Download Info
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Paper provided by Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge in its series Cambridge Working Papers in Economics with number 1109.Length:
Date of creation: 26 Jan 2011
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Handle: RePEc:cam:camdae:1109
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Keywords: Fuel poverty; energy equity; energy spending;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2011-06-04 (All new papers)
- NEP-ENE-2011-06-04 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-ENV-2011-06-04 (Environmental Economics)
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by Economic Logician in Economic Logic on 2011-06-28 14:47:00
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- Platchkov, L. & Pollitt, M. G. & Reiner, D. & Shaorshadze, I., 2011. "2010 EPRG Public Opinion Survey: Policy Preferences and Energy Saving Measures," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 1149, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Brophy Haney, A. & Jamasb, T. & Platchkov, L.M. & Pollitt, M.G., 2010. "Demand-side Management Strategies and the Residential Sector: Lessons from International Experience," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 1060, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
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