Sustainability of a Residential CFL Distribution Program : Evidence from Ethiopia
Energy-efficient products generally offer a win-win proposition, because they pay for themselves. End users can reduce their energy costs, and power utilities can avoid costly investments in extra generation capacity. Moreover, energy efficiency ca...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26744576/sustainability-residential-cfl-distribution-program-evidence-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25055 |
| Summary: | Energy-efficient products generally
offer a win-win proposition, because they pay for
themselves. End users can reduce their energy costs, and
power utilities can avoid costly investments in extra
generation capacity. Moreover, energy efficiency can
contribute to mitigating global warming. This paper casts
light on the sustainability of the residential use of
compact fluorescent lamps after the free compact fluorescent
lamp distribution program in Ethiopia. It is found that the
direct program effect has been sustained for at least four
years after the program. The effect of the distributed
compact fluorescent lamps may taper off, if some of the
program beneficiaries reinstall relatively cheap
incandescent bulbs when the compact fluorescent lamps are
burned out. However, many households replaced burned out
compact fluorescent lamps with new compact fluorescent
lamps. This effect is found to be statistically significant,
particularly among relatively low-income households, whose
demand is more price-elastic. All the indications are that
program participants were generally convinced that compact
fluorescent lamp bulbs are more cost-effective in the long
run and the program effect is sustained over time. |
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