1. INSTITUTE FOR SOCIETY, CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ISSUES INITIATIVE Research Support Program $20,000 Grant Building Multilateral Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies Based on Shared Successes: Adoption of Energy Efficient Residential Technologies in the United States and the European Union
Bradford Mills –Agricultural and Applied Economics, VT
Joachim Schleich - Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
Anthony Murray - Federal Reserve, Charlotte
Elisabeth Dutschke – Fraunhofer ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

2. Improving Residential Energy Efficiency
CFL and LED Bulbs – Low hanging fruits
% less electricity than ILs
Last 6 to 25 times longer
Initial cost substantially more, but large long-run savings
Adoption Slow
ILs retain 50% market share into 2010
Policies
Information campaigns and promotions
Ban (EU)
Bulb efficiency standard legislation (USA)
Research questions
What increases household propensity to replace ILs with CFLs or LEDs?

3. Research highlights Outputs German Data: USA Data:
EU ban did foster transitions to energy efficient lighting (but with household welfare losses in low use lamps)
Part of anticipated energy savings are lost (6%) by switches to higher luminosity bulbs
USA Data:
Technology response from suppliers
Rapid decline in CFL and LED prices increased adoption over time in lower usage lamps
Outputs
Articles in Energy Economics and in Energy Policy
New research collaborations – China, Germany, USA household energy use data
Office space spillovers - National Capital Region as a member of the GII Associated Faculty
World Bank book
USDA ERS Cooperative Agreement