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Energy Demand and Efficiency 4: Field Experiments Location: B132 Session Chair: Bettina Chlond Larissa, ETH | |
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Energy-efficient cooking and the rebound: Evidence from field experiments in Rwanda and Senegal 1: RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Germany; 2: Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; 3: Constructor University Bremen, Germany Energy-efficient cookstoves lower the marginal cost of food preparation, potentially leading to an increase in food consumption that increases the demand for cooking fuel. This paper assesses the magnitude of the resulting offset in energy savings, or rebound effect, by examining how exogenous shocks in stove technology affect energy and food consumption in a developing-country context. We analyse data from two randomized control trials that distributed energy-efficient biomass cookstoves to households in rural Rwanda and Senegal. In both samples, we find a statistically significant and substantial reduction in energy use among treated households. In the Senegalese sample, this reduction is offset by a moderate rebound effect, with point estimates ranging between 16 and 25%. In the Rwandan sample, conversely, we find a negative rebound that is of roughly the same magnitude but is statistically insignificant. We discuss mechanisms that potentially drive these differences and the implications for rebound research and energy access policy. | |