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Jaffe, K. (2013). Insights on Cooperative Electricity Consumption in Human Aggregates from a Thermodynamic Analysis: Implications for Energy Policies. In: Leal Filho, W., Voudouris, V. (eds) Global Energy Policy and Security. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 16. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5286-6_5
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