Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities

Previous studies provide strong evidence that energy demand elasticities vary across regions and states, arguing in favor of conducting energy demand studies at the smallest unit of observation for which good quality data are readily available, that is the utility level. We use monthly data from the...

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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/17883
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2011.05.010
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140988311001150
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Dagher, L. (2012). Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities. Energy Economics, 34(4), 961-969.
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140988311001150
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description Previous studies provide strong evidence that energy demand elasticities vary across regions and states, arguing in favor of conducting energy demand studies at the smallest unit of observation for which good quality data are readily available, that is the utility level. We use monthly data from the residential sector of Xcel Energy's service territory in Colorado for the period January 1994 to September 2006. Based on a very general Autoregressive Distributed Lag model this paper uses a new approach to simulate the dynamic behavior of natural gas demand and obtain dynamic elasticities. Knowing consumers' response on a unit time basis enables one to answer a number of questions, such as, the length of time needed to reach demand stability. Responses to price and income were found to be much lower–even in the long run–than has been commonly suggested in the literature. Interestingly, we find that the long run equilibrium is reached relatively quickly, around 18 months after a change in price or income has occurred, while the literature implies a much longer period for complete adjustments to take place.
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spelling Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticitiesDagher, LeilaPrevious studies provide strong evidence that energy demand elasticities vary across regions and states, arguing in favor of conducting energy demand studies at the smallest unit of observation for which good quality data are readily available, that is the utility level. We use monthly data from the residential sector of Xcel Energy's service territory in Colorado for the period January 1994 to September 2006. Based on a very general Autoregressive Distributed Lag model this paper uses a new approach to simulate the dynamic behavior of natural gas demand and obtain dynamic elasticities. Knowing consumers' response on a unit time basis enables one to answer a number of questions, such as, the length of time needed to reach demand stability. Responses to price and income were found to be much lower–even in the long run–than has been commonly suggested in the literature. Interestingly, we find that the long run equilibrium is reached relatively quickly, around 18 months after a change in price or income has occurred, while the literature implies a much longer period for complete adjustments to take place.Published2026-04-07T09:56:45Z2026-04-07T09:56:45Z20122012-07Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0140-9883http://hdl.handle.net/10725/17883https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2011.05.010Dagher, L. (2012). Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities. Energy Economics, 34(4), 961-969.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140988311001150enEnergy Economicsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/178832026-04-07T09:56:45Z
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title Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities
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title_fullStr Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities
title_full_unstemmed Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities
title_short Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities
title_sort Natural gas demand at the utility level: An application of dynamic elasticities
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/17883
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2011.05.010
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140988311001150