The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment

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The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment. / Jensen, Carsten Lynge; Hansen, Lars Gårn; Fjordbak, Troels ; Gudbjerg, Erik .

Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2011.

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Jensen, CL, Hansen, LG, Fjordbak, T & Gudbjerg, E 2011 'The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment' Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen. <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:foi:wpaper:2011_10>

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Jensen, C. L., Hansen, L. G., Fjordbak, T., & Gudbjerg, E. (2011). The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment. Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen. FOI Working Paper No. 2011/10 http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:foi:wpaper:2011_10

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Jensen CL, Hansen LG, Fjordbak T, Gudbjerg E. The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment. Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen. 2011.

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Jensen, Carsten Lynge ; Hansen, Lars Gårn ; Fjordbak, Troels ; Gudbjerg, Erik . / The effect of providing free autopoweroff plugs to households on electricity consumption - a field experiment. Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2011. (FOI Working Paper; No. 2011/10).

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