Accelerating residential PV expansion: Supply analysis for competitive electricity markets

Energy Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 787-800

  Payne, Adam ^a   Duke, Richard ^b   Williams, Robert H ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Net metering; Photovoltaics; Renewable portfolio standard

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SUPPLY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY MARKET; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035427816     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(01)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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