Postdoctoral Fellow, Energy Systems Transformation (EST) Research Group, University of Texas at Austin
Ashok Sekar researches issues at the intersection of behavior, energy and policy, with a focus on addressing sustainability. He has a PhD in Sustainability from Rochester Institute of Technology and Masters in Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering from Arizona State University.
He currently focuses on developing descriptive models for consumer adoption of energy technologies, such as solar power. He is also studying links between technology, time and energy.
Not all consumers are equal – in terms of what they save by using efficient appliances
Dec 24, 2018 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
Have you ever seen one of those big yellow cards on refrigerators, washing machines and other new appliances? These government-mandated notices indicate about how much energy the average U.S. consumer will save by...
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