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dc.contributor.authorReamer, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorNutt-Powell, Thomas Evan
dc.contributor.authorHeim, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2006-12-19T16:38:09Z
dc.date.available2006-12-19T16:38:09Z
dc.date.issued1979-02
dc.identifier.other05769173
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35214
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.description.sponsorshipPrepared under Dept. of Energy Contract no. EX-76-A-01-2295, Task order no.37.en
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dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherMIT Energy Laboratoryen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMIT-ELen
dc.relation.ispartofseries79-020WPen
dc.subjectEnergy consumption |z United States.en
dc.subjectDwellings |z United States |x Energy consumption.en
dc.titleInstitutional analysis of energy provision in housing : a preliminary explorationen
dc.typeWorking Paperen


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