The economics of energy conservation policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-370

  Sutherland, Ronald J ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Conservation; DSM

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

UTILITY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 0030128846     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(95)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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