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      Modelling residential electricity demand in the GCC countries

      Modelling residential electricity demand in the GCC countries

      Energy Economics

      This paper aims at understanding the drivers of residential electricity demand in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries by applying the structural time series model. In addition to the economic variables of GDP and real electricity prices, the model accounts for…

      Tarek Atalla, Lester C. Hunt

      2016
      Measuring persistent and transient energy efficiency in the US

      Measuring persistent and transient energy efficiency in the US

      Energy Efficiency

      The promotion of US energy efficiency policy is seen as a very important activity. Generally, the level of energy efficiency of a country or state is approximated by energy intensity, commonly calculated as the ratio of energy use to GDP.…

      Lester C. Hunt

      2016
      Measurement of energy efficiency based on economic foundations

      Measurement of energy efficiency based on economic foundations

      Energy Economics

      Energy efficiency policy is seen as a very important activity by almost all policy makers. In practical energy policy analysis, the typical indicator used as a proxy for energy efficiency is energy intensity. However, this simple indicator is not necessarily…

      Lester C. Hunt

      2015