The impact of building energy codes on household electricity expenditures
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Economics Letters
Volume
186
DOI
10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108841
Abstract
Home energy use is a major source of a typical US household's carbon emissions. This study uses the American Community Survey (ACS) micro data to estimate the impact of building energy codes on household electricity expenditures, using multiple regression and difference-in-difference models. In California and US samples, I present new evidence that energy codes were modestly effective. Homes built in the decade after energy codes were first adopted spend between 1.5% and 4% less on electricity compared to homes built prior to their adoption.
Keywords
Energy, Environment, Housing, Regulation, Urban
Department
Economics
Recommended Citation
Matthew J. Holian. "The impact of building energy codes on household electricity expenditures" Economics Letters (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108841
Comments
A corrigendum to this article has been published at the following address: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109738