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The price elasticity of electricity demand when marginal incentives are very large
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Economics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9244-7018
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Economics.
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Abstract [en]

Using unique data on Swedish households, we measure the price elas- ticity of electricity demand for households facing a mandatory non-linear distribution tariffs where households are charged based on their maximum consumption during a month, and where the marginal incentives are very large. We estimate the price elasticity using both 2SLS and bunching esti- mators, and we find that the price elasticity is smaller than what previous literature on electricity demand have found. Furthermore, we illustrate why charging households based on maxi- mum consumption during a month leads to weak incentives in the end of the month, and discuss alternative tariff designs.

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Department of Economics, Umeå University , 2020. , p. 34
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Umeå economic studies, ISSN 0348-1018 ; 968
Keywords [en]
Demand flexibility, Non-linear pricing, Peak demand. JEL classification: D12, Q41, Q48
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Economics
Research subject
Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-168818OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-168818DiVA, id: diva2:1413856
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Swedish Energy Agency, 44340-1The Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation, W17-0061Available from: 2020-03-11 Created: 2020-03-11 Last updated: 2021-12-21Bibliographically approved

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