The effect of ESCOs on energy use

Fang, Wen; Miller, Stephen M.; Yeh, Chih-Chuan

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.068

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“…Some have concluded that urbanization positively affects energy consumption [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Others empirical works have found that urbanization can negatively affect energy use [12][13][14][15]. The conflicting empirical results are attributed to many factors such as the data and methodologies used and the non-consideration of differences in the stage of development [13].…”

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“…On the other hand, some studies found that urbanization negatively influences energy use (e.g., [12,14,28]). For example, by estimating an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) semi-log model for a group of 23 OECD countries over the period 1960-2000, Liddle [12] found that the impact of urbanization on road energy consumption is negative.…”

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The Impact of Urbanization on Energy Intensity in Saudi Arabia

Belloumi

Alshehry

2016

Sustainability

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This paper investigates the long-term and causal relationship between energy intensity, real GDP per capita, urbanization and industrialization in Saudi Arabia over the period 1971-2012 using the breakpoint unit root tests developed by Perron (1989) and the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model bounds testing to cointegration proposed by Pesaran et al. (2001) and employing a modified version of the Granger causality test proposed by Toda and Yamamoto (1995). Additionally, to test the robustness of the results, the fully modified ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, the dynamic OLS regression, and the Hansen test are used. Our results show that the variables are cointegrated when energy intensity is the dependent variable. It is also found that urbanization positively affects energy intensity in both the short term and the long term. Causality tests indicate that urbanization causes economic output that causes energy intensity in the long term. Our results do not support the urban compaction hypothesis where urban cities benefit from basic public services and economies of scale for public infrastructure. Therefore, measures that slow down the rapid urbanization process should be taken to reduce energy intensity in Saudi Arabia. In addition, reducing energy inefficiency in energy consumption should be a strategy to attain sustainable development in the near future in Saudi Arabia.

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The Impact of Urbanization on Energy Intensity in Saudi Arabia

Belloumi

Alshehry

2016

Sustainability

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“…Urbanization is accompanied by a double transformation of people's production and lifestyles that can lead to a dual effect of energy consumption changes. From the existing literature, the impact of urbanization on energy consumption is ultimately reflected in the negative aggregate effect or positive effect of the promotion, the conclusion is not unified [1][2].…”

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A Study on the Impact of Urbanization on the Living Energy Consumption of Residents in China

Wang¹,

Lixue²

2017

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Abstract. In order to explore the impact of urbanization on the consumption of living energy, this paper conducts an in-depth study on the living energy consumption structure and consumption of urban and rural areas respectively. First, collect 2001-2014 of urban and rural household energy consumption of all types of data, using the partial least squares method to analyze the urban and rural living energy consumption structure respectively, and carrying out the Zou test on the regression results. The results show that urban and rural household energy consumption structure does exist significantly different.

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“…gas, oil), where the customer is responsible for converting these into the energy services they desire, in turn bearing the costs of inefficient conversion (Hannon et al, 2013) 1 . Consequently, this model has been identified by various scholars as a potential means of fulfilling our energy needs in a more sustainable manner than at present (Vine, 2005;Fawkes, 2007;Hansen, 2009;Marino et al, 2011;Fang et al, 2012).…”

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UK Local Authority engagement with the Energy Service Company (ESCo) model: Key characteristics, benefits, limitations and considerations

Hannon

Bolton

2015

Energy Policy

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This paper outlines how some UK Local Authorities (LAs) have opted to engage with the Energy Service Company (ESCo) model in a bid to enhance their influence over local energy system change and help them to deliver on their political 'public good' objectives. Three common approaches to LA ESCo model engagement are outlined: 1) LA owned 'arms-length' model; 2) private sector owned concession agreement model; and 3) community owned and run model. The LA's decision to establish its own ESCo, or alternatively enter into a partnership with another, predominantly depends on: its willingness to expose itself to risk, the level of strategic control it desires and the resources it has at its disposal. However, the business case is contingent on the extent to which the national policy and regulatory framework facilitates and obligates LAs to play an active energy governance role. Stronger alignment of local and national energy agendas through communication and coordination between different governance actors could help to remove critical barriers to LA ESCo engagement and their wider energy governance activities.

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The effect of ESCOs on energy use

Cited by 62 publications

References 64 publications

The Impact of Urbanization on Energy Intensity in Saudi Arabia

The Impact of Urbanization on Energy Intensity in Saudi Arabia

A Study on the Impact of Urbanization on the Living Energy Consumption of Residents in China

UK Local Authority engagement with the Energy Service Company (ESCo) model: Key characteristics, benefits, limitations and considerations

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