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Citizen or consumer? Reconsidering energy citizenship

Breffní LennonCleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Niall DunphyCleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Institute for Social Science in the Twenty-First Century, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8094-4121View further author information
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Christine GaffneyCleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-4942View further author information
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Alexandra RevezCleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;School of Sociology, Philosophy, Criminology, Government and Politics, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-448XView further author information
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Gerard MullallyCleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;School of Sociology, Philosophy, Criminology, Government and Politics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Institute for Social Science in the Twenty-First Century, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-8491View further author information
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Pages 184-197 | Received 10 May 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Oct 2019

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