Regulating Externalities in the Power Sector: Some Lessons from Previous Valuation Studies

Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-31

  Sundqvist, Thomas ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POWER GENERATION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 0035056789     PISSN: 14041049     EISSN: 16512286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14041040119222     Document Type: Article

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