Are Residential Customers Price-Responsive to an Inclining Block Rate? Evidence from British Columbia

Michael Li; Ren Orans; Jenya Kahn-Lang; C. K. Woo

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2013.12.009

Are Residential Customers Price-Responsive to an Inclining Block Rate? Evidence from British Columbia

Michael Li, Ren Orans, Jenya Kahn-Lang, C. K. Woo

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Are residential customers price-responsive to an inclining block rate? Using BC Hydro's bimonthly billing data, the authors document statistically significant price elasticity estimates to provide BC Hydro with the support for using a residential inclining block rate (RIB) as a tool for energy conservation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-92
Number of pages	8
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2013.12.009
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

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