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Vine, E., Kushler, M., York, D. (2007). Energy Myth Ten – Energy Efficiency Measures are Unreliable, Unpredictable, and Unenforceable. In: Sovacool, B.K., Brown, M.A. (eds) Energy and American Society – Thirteen Myths. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5564-1_11
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