This paper is one of the limited studies to investigate rebound effects in sectoral electricity consumption and the specific case of New Zealand. New Zealand, like other OECD economies, has aimed for energy efficiency improvements and reduced electricity consumption from 9.2 MWh per capita in 2010 to 8.6 MWh per capita in 2015. However, following a significant decline since 2010, electricity consumption in the main New Zealand sectors is increasing. Energy conservation could play an important role in meeting the growing demand for electricity but rebound effect can affect the effectiveness of conservation policies. We decompose the sectoral electricity prices to capture the asymmetric demand response to electricity price changes and estimate electricity demand elasticity during 1980 and 2015 to estimate the sectoral rebound effects. We find partial rebound effects of 54% and 23% in the industrial and commercial sector respectively while we find no partial rebound effect at aggregate sectoral level. The rebound effect is insignificant in the residential sector. These findings lead to policy recommendations for more sector specific energy conservation measures and policies.

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新西兰的部门电力需求和直接反弹效应

本文是有限的研究之一，用于调查部门用电量的反弹效应和新西兰的具体案例。与其他经合组织经济体一样，新西兰的目标是提高能源效率，并将用电量从 2010 年的人均 9.2 兆瓦时减少到 2015 年的人均 8.6 兆瓦时。 然而，自 2010 年以来，新西兰主要部门的用电量显着下降在增长。节能可以在满足不断增长的电力需求方面发挥重要作用，但反弹效应会影响节能政策的有效性。我们分解行业电价以捕捉对电价变化的非对称需求响应，并估算 1980 年和 2015 年的电力需求弹性以估算行业反弹效应。我们发现工业和商业部门分别有 54% 和 23% 的部分反弹效应，而我们发现在整个行业层面没有部分反弹效应。住宅板块反弹效应不明显。这些发现导致了针对更具体部门的节能措施和政策的政策建议。