Institutional analysis of energy provision in housing : a preliminary exploration
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MIT-EL-79-020WP-05769173.pdf
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Author(s)
Reamer, Andrew
Nutt-Powell, Thomas Evan
Heim, Steven
Date Issued
February 1979
Publisher
MIT Energy Laboratory
Series/Report no.
MIT-EL
79-020WP
Abstract
This paper, one of a series resulting from institutional analysis
of photovoltaic (PV) acceptance, provides preliminary exploration of
the energy industry in relation to energy provision in the residential
sector. It is based on theoretical formulations and utilizes methods
of institutional analysis developed in an earlier paper in this series.
Seven institutional functions -- production, financing, regulation,
political, research, service and socialization -- are reviewed as to
the manner in which they are performed in the energy industry. The
structure of the energy industry is described, as is the regulatory
web within which its financial decisions are made and its operations
conducted. The persistent and increasing activity of all levels of
government in determining the practices of the energy industry is dis-
cussed. The research section identifies recent efforts to develop
alternative energy sources. The services section especially emphasizes
the delivery of energy to residences, while the discussion of the social-
ization function highlights the ways in which attitudes on energy
availability and use are developed.
Subjects
Energy consumption |z United States.
Dwellings |z United States |x Energy consumption.
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