Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: An alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia

Mateo Cardona; Juan Miguel Gallego; John Jairo García; Jamer Arturo Franco

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2020.106824

Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: An alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia

Mateo Cardona
, Juan Miguel Gallego
, John Jairo García
, Jamer Arturo Franco

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Exploiting the implementation of a Prepaid Electricity Program in the region of Antioquia (Colombia), we estimate the impact that switching to a prepaid program has on users’ energy consumption behavior. In particular, we focus the analysis on those that are more vulnerable from a socio-economic perspective. The results show that the new metering scheme and the information provision is associated with a decline in electricity consumption.This scheme allow users to improve their consumption paths, while their access to public electricity services is guaranteed, minimizing disconnection risks and the associated costs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	106824
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	33
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2020.106824
State	Published - Oct 2020

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Business and International Management
Energy (miscellaneous)
Management of Technology and Innovation

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Prepaid electricity and in-home displays: An alternative for the most vulnerable households in Colombia

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