ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN MANUFACTURED HOUSING

This paper gives empirical results regarding the determinants of electricity consumption in manufactured housing, commonly called mobile homes. The data consist of a random sample of over 400 Florida electricity consumers - with information on socioeconomic characteristics, housing features and monthly kWh consumption. The model explains over 40% of the variation between customer usage, with signs and sizes of various coefficients fitting economic theory. The results for thermostat settings, site orientation and conservation investments are particularly interesting.