Abstract
This paper finds striking evidence that individuals and households bypass opportunities to improve energy efficiency that require zero out-of-pocket expenditures and are widely believed to be privately beneficial. We report results from a large-scale randomized controlled trial that significantly reduced barriers to participation in the Federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This program, the largest residential energy efficiency program in the country, aims to reduce the energy burden of low-income Americans by installing energy efficiency measures in their homes. Since the program’s inception in 1976, more than 7 million households have received weatherization assistance. Related work (Fowlie, Greenstone, and Wolfram 2015) finds that participation in this program significantly reduces energy consumption—and associated energy expenditures— among participating households. 1 These sizeable
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