Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/281731 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Amfiteatru Economic Journal [ISSN:] 2247-9104 [Volume:] 25 [Issue:] 64 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 760-779
Publisher: 
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest
Abstract: 
Reducing energy consumption has important implications for the sustainable development of society, but this consideration has become more stringent in the actual geopolitical context. Following the strategic directions established by the European Green Pact and NextGenerationEU, a concrete action of the European Commission was the elaboration of the REPowerEU Plan, which aims to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels before 2030 and transition to green energy. In this context, in order to know the attitude, behaviour and future intentions of Romanian consumers toward voluntary measures aimed at reducing energy consumption, quantitative marketing research was carried out, in which data collected through a questionnaire led to the identification of new factors that can influence energy saving behaviour: the level of information of household consumers and the level of perceived importance, compared to voluntary measures to reduce electricity consumption. Although the research results cannot be extrapolated to the level of the entire Romanian population, but only to certain segments, the authors consider the association of consumption behaviour with two important factors, which have not been analysed in the scientific literature so far, to be a success. This analysis is necessary to understand, improve, and align the actions of domestic consumers with the strategic plans of the European Union for the implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption.
Subjects: 
Voluntary measures
residential consumer
reduction in electricity consumption
energy savings behaviour
REPowerEU plan
green energy
sustainability.
JEL: 
F02
F64
M30
Q49
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Document Type: 
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