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Working Papers, Publications, & Presentations

Interdisciplinary
Authors Title
Erin Baker "Option Value and the Diffusion of Energy Efficient Products" (0.4MB PDF) Published in The Energy Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4.
James Sweeney "Climate Speculations" Review of Climatopolis by Matthew E. Kahn. (0.9MB PDF) Published in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2011.
Danny Cullenward
Lee Schipper
Anant Sudarshan
Richard Howarth
"Psychohistory Revisited: Fundamental Issues in Forecasting Climate Futures", (0.9MB PDF) Publication forthcoming in the journal "Climate Change", November 2010.
James Sweeney Thinking About Energy Efficiency (YouTube.com) Presented at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, January 28, 2010.
James Sweeney Energy Problems; Energy Policy; Energy Efficiency (0.3MB PDF) Presented at Classes Without Quizzes. Homecoming Weekend, October 10, 2008.
James L. Sweeney Low Carbon Growth: Our Ethical Responsibility (0.3MB PDF) Published in Development Outreach, World Bank Institute. April 2008.
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Energy Efficient Behavior
Authors Title
Dylan Sullivan
Carrie Armel
Annika Todd
When "Not Losing" is Better Than "Winning:" Using Behavioral Science to Drive Customer Investment in Energy Efficiency, (131KB PDF), ACEEE Summer Study 2012.
Carrie Armel Stanford's ARPA-E Sensor & Behavior Initiative (PDF) Presented in multiple venues 2011 & 2012.
Carrie Armel
Abhay Gupta
Gireesh Shrimali
Adrian Albert
Is Disaggregation The Holy Grail of Energy Efficiency?: The Case of Electricity Technical Paper (0.9MB PDF) Accepted, Energy Policy 2012.
Video Connectivity Week, Santa Clara, CA, May 22-24, 2012
Slide Set (0.9MB PDF)
Made available as a PEEC Technical Paper in May 2012, this paper describes how disaggregation can address two timely energy problems - achieving significant low-cost energy reductions in the residential and commercial sectors, and achieving the energy saving potential of the smart grid.
Marilyn Cornelius
Carrie Armel
Kathryn Hoffman
Lindsey Allen
Thomas N Robinson
Increasing Energy and Greenhouse Gas-Saving Behaviors Among Adolescents: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (454KB PDF) Submitted 2012.

Working Paper Tables & Figures (pdf)

Supplemental Materials:
  • High School Energy Curriculum We designed, implemented and experimentally evaluated a theory-based, school based, energy and behavior change curriculum for high school.
Mariyln Cornelius
Thomas N. Robinson
Global Identity and Sustainability Manuscript (221KB PDF) Submitted 2012.
Global Identity Table (9KB PDF)
We tested the reliability, validity, and usefulness of a global identity construct with regard to sustainability related attitudes and behaviors.
Sebastien Houde
Annika Todd
Anant Sudarshan
June A. Flora
Carrie Armel
Real-time Feedback and Electricity Consumption (446KB PDF) Accepted, Energy Journal 2012.
Carrie Armel
Katy Yan
Annika Todd
Thomas N Robinson
The Stanford Climate Change Behavior Survey (SCCBS): assessing greenhouse gas emissions-related behaviors in individuals and populations (318.9KB PDF) (2011). Climatic Change, 109(3), 671-694.
Carrie Armel
Thomas N Robinson
Tools for Measuring Individuals' Climate Behaviors and Greenhouse Gas Impact (73KB PDF) (2008). Environmental Law Review, 38, 10847-10850.
Carrie Armel
Behavior, Energy and Climate Change: A Solutions-Oriented Approach (0.9MB PDF) Feature presentation at the February 27, 2008 session of Stanford University's Energy Forum. Also presented at the Stanford School of Medicine on May 29, 2008.
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Energy Modeling
Authors Title & Description
Jiyong Eom
James Sweeney
A Theory of Interest Group Proposals in Agency Rulemaking (1.1MB PDF) Working Paper. April 30, 2009.
Jiyong Eom
James Sweeney
Shareholder Incentives for Utility-Delivered Energy Efficiency Programs in California (0.9MB PDF) Working Paper. April 30, 2009.
Brad Powley
James Sweeney
Probabilistic Cost of Light Models for Solid State Lighting in General Illumination Markets (0.5MB PDF) Working Paper. May 27, 2008.
Anant Sudarshan
James Sweeney
Deconstructing the "Rosenfeld Curve" (0.4MB PDF) Working Paper.
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Energy Policy
Authors Title & Description
Kenneth Gillingham
James Sweeney
Barriers to Implementing Low Carbon Technologies (244KB PDF)
Prepared for the Stanford-RFF Climate Policy Conference, February 2012.
Arthur van Benthem
Kenneth Gillingham
James Sweeney
Learning-by-Doing and the Optimal Solar Policy in California (0.2MB PDF) Energy Journal. 29(3). 2008.
Antonio M. Bento
Lawrence H. Goulder
Mark R. Jacobsen
Roger H. von Haefen
Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Increased U.S. Gasoline Taxes (0.9MB PDF)
Kenneth Gillingham
Richard Newell
Karen Palmer
Energy Efficiency Policies: A Retrospective Examination (link to external website) Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 31: 161-192. November 2006.
Lawrence H. Goulder Integrating Economic Instruments in AB 32 Implementation (0.1MB PDF) Presented at Energy Summit 2008. July 11, 2008.
James Sweeney Energy Efficiency and Energy Policy (0.3MB PDF) Presented at the NABE Annual Meeting. September 10, 2007.
James Sweeney A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of AB 32 Measures (Revised).pdf (0.2MB PDF) Presentated at the California Air Resources Board Technical Stakeholder Working Group Meeting. June 3, 2008.
James Sweeney Cost-effectiveness Analysis of AB 32 Measures (0.5MB PDF) Presented at Energy Summit 2008. July 11, 2008.
Jim Sweeney
John Weyant
Tien Tien Chan
Raj Chowdhary
Kenneth Gillingham
Amy Guy
Sebastien Houde
Arianna Lambie
Raghavender Palavadi Naga
Rebecca Raybin
Amul Sathe
Anant Sudarshan
Joe Westersund
Alex Yu Zheng
Analysis of Measures to Meet the Requirements of California’s Assembly Bill 32 (0.8MB PDF) Discussion Draft. September 27, 2008.
John P. Weyant Technology Advancement and AB 32 (0.1MB PDF) Presented at Energy Summit 2008. July 11, 2008.
James Sweeney Sweeney Review of Varshney (0.5MB PDF) DRAFT February 16, 2010.
Kenneth Gillingham
James Sweeney
Market Failure and the Structure of Externalities (0.5MB PDF) DRAFT February 16, 2010.
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Energy Efficient Systems
Authors Title
Yueming Qiu Three Essays on the Diffusion of Clean Energy Technologies (27.4MB PDF) Thesis Dissertation, August 2012.
Mark Jacobson Investigating the Effect of Large Wind Farms on Energy in the Atmosphere.pdf (0.6MB PDF) Published in the Energies Journal, September 30, 2009.
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Energy Efficient Transportation
Authors Title
Jiyong Eom
Lee Schipper
Lou Thompson
Adam Millard-Ball
We keep on truckin’: Trends in freight energy use and carbon emissions in 11 IEA countries Published in Energy Policy
Lee Schipper
Too Expensive to Ignore: The Real Story on Car Fuel Economy and Use (link to external website) Published by EMBARQ on July 21, 2008. Originally presented at the 2008 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
Adam Millard-Ball, Lee Schipper
Are We Reaching Peak Travel? Trends in Passenger Transport in Eight Industrialized Countries (3.0MB PDF) Preprint of an article submitted for consideration in Transport Reviews © 2011
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