Rising incomes, increasing urbanization, and large cooling demand prompted by India's hot,
humid climate are driving increasing uptake of room air conditioners (ACs). Air conditioning …

Electricity, supplied reliably and affordably, is foundational to the US economy and is utterly
indispensable to modern society. However, emissions resulting from many forms of …

Many states and utilities are making long-term decarbonization commitments. In the
buildings sector, some stakeholders believe this means fully electrifying buildings and …

ABSTRACT We revisit Hausman and Joskow (1982)'s economic rationales for appliance
minimum energy efficiency standards. In addition to the four market failures they argued …

Improving efficiency of air conditioners (ACs) typically involves improving the efficiency of
various components such as compressors, heat exchangers, expansion valves, refrigerant …

Retrospective, or ex post, analysis of US federal regulation aims to rigorously document
regulatory outcomes using cost, benefit, and distributional metrics. This paper presents nine …

Retrospective analysis of federal environmental regulation aims to rigorously document the
extent to which key policy objectives have been attained and at what cost. This paper reports …

Minimum efficiency standards for products such as appliances are economically efficient
when they correct a market failure. Negative ramifications of these standards, particularly for …

National product standards apply to many of the most common devices that consume energy
and water, assuring consumers and businesses that their purchases will meet a minimum …

Energy efficiency regulations are one of the important policy packages employed for climate
mitigation. Recent evaluations from the USA and the European Union (EU) indicate that the …