Premium
Some further evidence on the derived demand for irrigation electricity: A dual cost function approach
Author(s) -
Connor Jeffery D.,
Glyer J. David,
Adams Richard M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr025i007p01461
Subject(s) - irrigation , electricity , production (economics) , dual (grammatical number) , natural resource economics , electricity generation , agricultural economics , agricultural engineering , consumption (sociology) , electricity market , environmental science , economics , environmental economics , microeconomics , engineering , power (physics) , agronomy , social science , literature , quantum mechanics , biology , art , physics , electrical engineering , sociology
Most crop production in the western United States is dependent on water from irrigation, often using substantial amounts of energy to obtain and apply such water. The sensitivity of crop production to rising energy costs is an issue of concern to producers, input suppliers, and others. In this paper the effects of increasing electricity prices on electricity consumption and other production inputs are assessed using a dual cost estimation procedure. The empirical focus is on selected regions of the western United States where electricity is the primary source of irrigation energy. Demand for irrigation electricity varies across regions but is found to be price elastic.