I find that residential electricity consumers in Illinois are acting in a manner consistent with standard consumer behavior theory, with price elasticity of demand estimates that are generally in line with those in the literature, ranging between 0.40 and 0.60. Importantly, I find evidence that ...
The utility still delivers the electricity, but the electric suppliers are the ones in charge of supply rates. You can pick the residential electric supplier and the best electricity plans that make the most sense for your household usage and budget. And when you control your electricity budget,...
After energy deregulation, electricity and natural gas consumers are now able to choose their Retail Energy Providers. Saving money on energy costs has become more important than ever. Today's businesses are looking to reduce costs in every possible area. Since electricty and natural gas are 20%...
Read the full-text online article and more details about "Electricity Providers Facing Barriers Companies Want to Enter Residential Market in Illinois" by Kukec, Anna Marie - Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 8, 2006Kukec, Anna Marie...
Homes in subdivisions that are more compact and less peripheral are likely to reap benefits in the form of reduced electricity consumption.doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.03.011WilsonBevESLandscape and Urban PlanningWILSON B. Urban form and residential electricity consumption: Evidence from Illinois, ...
Many electricity policies have disparate impacts on consumers with different load shapes. This study applies k-means clustering to 2.5 million Illinois customers, and matches six resulting clusters with demographics. Flatter load shapes were more likely in urban and low-income areas, with high-volume...
The residential appliance scheduling problem (RASP) is defined as the problem of scheduling household appliances in an efficient manner at appropriate periods with respect to dynamic pricing schemes and incentives provided by utilities. The objectives of RASP are to minimize electricity cost and peak ...
The Mathematical Theory of Communication; University of Illinois Press: Champaign, IL, USA, 1998. 55. Lihong, M.; Yanping, Z.; Zhiwei, Z. Improved VIKOR algorithm based on AHP and Shannon entropy in the selection of thermal power enterprise's coal suppliers. In Proceedings of the 2008 ...