Distributed generation: An alternative to electric utility investments in system capacity

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 137-147

  Hoff, Thomas E ^b   Wenger, Howard J ^a   Farmer, Brian K ^b  

^a Pacific Energy Group   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Electric utility investment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PLANNING;

DISTRIBUTION GENERATION; ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL FACTORS; ELECTRIC UTILITY INVESTMENT; SYSTEM CAPACITY; UNCERTAINTY;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0030084944     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(95)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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