Energy efficiency vs economic efficiency? New Zealand electricity sector reform in the context of the national energy policy objective

Energy Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-254

  Gunn, Calum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Energy efficiency; New Zealand electricity sector

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0030801617     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4215(96)00113-9     Document Type: Article

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