T he social significance of consumer energy research can be established by observing the
importance of consumer energy conservation in the quest for long-run energy security, and …

The economic theory underlying pricing and investment problems of public utilities is
presented from the point of view of welfare maximization as well as from an applied …

A two-stage budgeting model is developed for electricity demand where comsumption in
each period is treated as a different commodity. A relative household demand model is first …

T HIS paper reports the results of a relatively inexpensive and readily replicable field ex-
periment in the area of household demand for energy. Responses to increased information …

Time-of-day pricing, information feedback, group metering, appliance stocks, and
demographic variables are examined as a means of synchronizing the demand of …

The authors would like to express their appreciation to a number of people who have made
very useful suggestions or provided in-formation for earlier versions of this article. These …

The kilowatt (kW) demand charge characterizes most electricity price schedules for industrial
customers, yet it has not been analysed thoroughly (compared with time-of-use rates). This …

We specify a model of consumer behavior that permits the simultaneous estimation of effects
of time-of-use rates having a demand charge, differential energy charges, and any …

Peak-load pricing is an old concept in economic theory and in longdistance telephone
pricing, but one has been almost totally neglected in the tariffs under which electricity is sold …

The 1970's will go down as the decade when American electric utilities discovered time-of-
use (TO U) pricing. Its strong theoretical foundation and its successful application in …