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Energy poverty: Electrification and well-being

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Energy access entails a range of metrics that need to be monitored to guide planning and implementation of electricity provision in developing nations. A study based on an extensive household survey carried out in rural India demonstrates that electricity supply duration is the best predictor for satisfaction with electricity service.

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  1. Karnamadakala Rahul Sharma and Gabriel Chan are at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis 55455, USA.,

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Rahul Sharma, K., Chan, G. Energy poverty: Electrification and well-being. Nat Energy 1, 16171 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.171

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