Table 2. Summary of Ranges of Residential and Commercial Elasticities from Dahl (1993)
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Survey Source |
Fuel |
Data Type |
Model Class |
Short Run |
Intermediate Run |
Long Run |
|
Residential Sector |
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|
Taylor (1977) |
Electricity |
Grouped |
Grouped |
-0.07 to -0.61 |
-0.34 to -1.00 |
-0.81 to -1.66 |
|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
0.00 to -0.16 |
0.00 to -3.00 |
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|
Bohi (1981) |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Static |
-0.08 to -0.45 |
-0.48 to -1.53 |
|
|
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
-0.03 to -0.49 |
-0.44 to -1.89 |
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|
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Structural |
-0.16 |
0.00 to -1.28 |
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|
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Other |
-0.18 to -0.54 |
-0.72 to -2.10 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Dynamic |
-0.16 |
-0.45 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Static |
-0.14 |
-0.7 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Structural |
-0.25 |
-0.66 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Static |
-1.54 to -2.42 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
-0.15 to -0.50 |
-0.48 to -1.02 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Structural |
-0.30 |
-2.00 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Household |
Dynamic |
-0.28 |
-0.37 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Household |
Static |
-0.17 to -0.45 |
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|
Bohi & Zimmerman (1984) |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Static |
0.00 to -1.57 |
-0.18 to -0.52 |
|
|
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
0.00 to -0.35 |
-0.26 to -2.50 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Structural |
-0.20 to -0.76 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Static |
-0.55 to -0.71 |
-0.05 to -0.71 |
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|
Electricity |
Household |
Structural |
+0.04 to -0.67 |
-1.40 to -1.51 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
-0.23 to -0.35 |
-2.79 to -3.44 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
-0.03 to -0.05 |
-0.26 to -0.33 |
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|
Natural Gas |
Household |
Static |
-0.22 to -0.60 |
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|
Dahl (1993) Prior Surveys |
Fuel Oil |
Grouped |
Grouped |
0.00 to -0.70 |
0.00 to -1.50 |
|
|
Dahl (1993) New Studies |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
+0.57 to -0.80 |
-0.11 to -1.11 |
+0.77 to -2.20 |
|
Electricity |
Household |
Grouped |
-0.02 to -0.97 |
-0.05 to -0.97 |
-0.38 to -1.40 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
+0.02 to -0.35 |
1.86 to -2.41 |
1.56 to -3.44 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
Household |
Grouped |
-0.63 to -0.88 |
-0.08 to -1.80 |
-1.09 to -1.49 |
|
|
Fuel Oil |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
-0.10 to -0.59 |
-0.77 to -1.22 |
-1.85 to -3.5 |
|
|
Fuel Oil |
Household |
Grouped |
-0.18 to -0.19 |
-1.09 to -1.56 |
-0.62 to -0.67 |
|
|
Commercial Sector |
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|
Taylor (1977) |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
-0.24 to -0.54 |
-0.85 to -1.22 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
-0.38 |
-1.45 |
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|
Bohi (1981) |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
-0.17 to -1.18 |
-0.56 to -1.60 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
Disaggregate |
Static |
-1.04 |
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|
Bohi & Zimmerman (1984) |
Electricity |
Disaggregate |
Grouped |
0.00 to -4.56 |
0.00 to -1.05 |
|
|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Dynamic |
0.00 to -0.37 |
0.00 to -2.27 |
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|
Dahl (1993) Prior Surveys |
Fuel Oil |
Grouped |
Grouped |
-0.30 to -0.61 |
-0.55 to -0.70 |
|
|
Dahl (1993) New Studies |
Electricity |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
0.00 to -0.82 |
-0.59 to -0.98 |
3.36 to -4.74 |
|
Natural Gas |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
-0.16 to -0.37 |
1.92 to -2.68 |
0.06 to -2.27 |
|
|
Fuel Oil |
Aggregate |
Grouped |
-0.07 to -0.19 |
-0.30 |
-0.40 to -3.50 |