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Shedding Light : Understanding the Role of Externalities in Energy Efficient Technology Adoption ∗

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Author	Carranza, Eliana Cejudo Meeks, Robyn
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Through a two-stage randomized control trial, we estimate the impact of energy efficient lightbulbs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs or CFLs) on household electricity consumption and local electricity reliability. The CFL treatment reduces household electricity consumption by a quantity within the range of the technologically feasible savings. Estimates not controlling for externalities are downward biased. CFL distribution results in technological externalities: more intense distribution leads to two fewer days per month without electricity due to transformer-level outages. Increased electricity reliability permits households to consume more electricity services. Finally, we find interactions between technological externalities and peer effects are critical in inducing take-up. ∗We thank Arstan Omuraliev and Ruslan Isaev for invaluable input. We are grateful to Sendhil Mullainathan, Rohini Pande, Rema Hanna, Claudia Goldin, Kelsey Jack, Sebastian Bauhoff, Jeremiah Johnson, Hunt Allcott, Raymond Guiteras, Shaun McRae, Mushfiq Mobarak, Ach Adhvaryu, Michael Moore, Catie Hausman, Judd Boomhower, as well as many seminar participants for helpful discussions and comments. Cholpon Chargynova, Saikal Nogoibaeva, Merim Japarova, Wincy Poon, Ryoko Sato, and Daniel VelezLopez provided excellent research assistance. Generous funding was provided by the Harvard Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Graduate Student Grant, the University of Michigan, the Weiser Center, and the National Science Foundation (Award #1061989). All errors are our own. †World Bank. Email: eliana.carranza@gmail.com. ‡University of Michigan. Email: meeks@umich.edu (corresponding author)
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Language	English
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