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050 00 $aTJ163.3$b.M56 2007
245 00 $aMind the gap :$bquantifying principal-agent problems in energy efficiency /$cInternational Energy Agency.
246 30 $aQuantifying principal-agent problems in energy efficiency
260 $aParis :$bOECD/IEA,$cc2007.
300 $a219 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c23 cm.
500 $a"In support of the G8 plan of action."
500 $a"... prepared by Philippine de T'Serclaes ... and Nigel Jollands"--P. 5.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-219).
505 2 $aTheory. Market barriers to energy efficiency improvements : locating principal-agent problems within the broader context -- Agency theory and principal-agent problems -- Methodology -- Commercial sector : case studies. Principal-agent problems in the commercial offices sector -- Energy use affected by principal-agent problems in Japanese commercial office space -- Principal-agent problems in commercial offices in the Netherlands -- Residential sector : case studies. Principal-agent problems in the residential sector -- Refrigerator, water heater, space heating and residential lighting energy use affected bu the principal-agent market failure -- Space heating in rented houses in the Netherlands -- Set-top boxes : energy use affected by the principal-agent problem in the United States -- End-use appliances : case studies. Principal-agent problems in end-use appliance : vending machines -- A case study on principal-agent problems for Japanese vending machines and display cabinets -- Vending machine energy use in Australia affected by principal-agent problems -- Conclusions. Conclusions and policy implications -- Annex and references.
520 $aThis publication is an unprecedented attempt to quantify the size of one of the most pervasive barriers to energy efficiency - principal-agent problems, or in common parlance, variations on the 'landlord-tenant' problem. In doing so, the book provides energy analysts and economists with insights into the amount of energy affected by principal-agent problems. Using an innovative methodology applied to eight case studies (covering commercial and residential sectors, and end-use appliances) from five different IEA countries, the analysis identifies over 3,800 PJ/year of affected energy use - that is, around 85% of the annual energy use of a country the size of Spain. The book builds on these findings to suggest a range of possible policy solutions that can reduce the impact of principal-agent problems and help policy makers mind the energy efficiency gap.--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aEnergy conservation.
650 0 $aEnergy consumption.
650 0 $aEnergy policy.
700 1 $aT'Serclaes, Philippine de.
700 1 $aJollands, Nigel.
710 2 $aInternational Energy Agency.
710 2 $aOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
988 $a20080222
906 $0OCLC