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ID162310
Title ProperValue of residential energy efficiency in interior Alaska: A hedonic pricing analysis
LanguageENG
AuthorPride, Dominique
Summary / Abstract (Note)Residents of Interior Alaska are faced with a cold climate and relatively high energy prices, which results in high home energy expenditures. Increasing the energy efficiency of the housing stock can help reduce household energy expenditures. Following a spike in oil prices in 2008, legislation was passed, which created the Home Energy Rebate Program. Homeowners participating in the program were eligible to receive up to a $10,000 rebate for preapproved home energy efficiency improvements. This paper examines the effect of the Home Energy Rebate program on the selling prices of single-family residences in the Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2008 through 2015 using a hedonic pricing analysis. The results show that homes that completed the Home Energy Rebate program in the Fairbanks North Star Borough sell for a 15.1–16.5% price premium over similar homes that did not complete the program, which indicates that investments in residential energy efficiency are compensated. This is the first study to examine the impact of energy efficiency on house prices in a market with a subarctic climate.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 123; Dec 2018: p.450-460
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2018-12 123
Key WordsAlaska ;  Residential Energy Efficiency ;  Hedonic Valuation