Weather-induced changes in the tradeoff between SO2 and NO(x) at large power plants

Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-259

  Leightner, Jonathan E ^a  

^a AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climate; Electricity generation; Isoquants; Shadow values

Indexed keywords

ISOQUANTS; WEATHER-INDUCED CHANGES;

AIR POLLUTION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; SULFUR EMISSION; WEATHER;

THAILAND;

EID: 0032779282     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-9883(98)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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