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Factors affecting household satisfaction with electricity supply in rural India

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  • Michaël Aklin

    (University of Pittsburgh)

  • Chao-yo Cheng

    (University of California, 4289 Bunche Hall)

  • Johannes Urpelainen

    (Columbia University, 712 International Affairs Building)

  • Karthik Ganesan

    (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), 1st Floor, Thapar House)

  • Abhishek Jain

    (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), 1st Floor, Thapar House)

Abstract

Electricity is an important component of socio-economic development, but most studies of household electricity access focus exclusively on the presence or absence of a connection. Here we reach beyond connectivity by examining the relationship between various dimensions of the quality of electricity supply and a household’s subjective satisfaction with their electricity or lighting situation. Studying the results from a survey of 8,568 households in six large, energy-poor states from northern, central and eastern India, we find that household satisfaction responds strongly to the average hours of electricity available on a typical day. The positive effect of increasing the number of hours per day by one standard deviation on satisfaction is almost as large as that of electrifying a non-electrified household. These findings underscore the importance of moving from counting electricity connections to enhancing the quality of electricity supply.

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  • Michaël Aklin & Chao-yo Cheng & Johannes Urpelainen & Karthik Ganesan & Abhishek Jain, 2016. "Factors affecting household satisfaction with electricity supply in rural India," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 1(11), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:1:y:2016:i:11:d:10.1038_nenergy.2016.170
    DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.170
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