Electricity use in California: Past trends and present usage patterns

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 849-864

  Brown, Richard E ^a   Koomey, Jonathan G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Electricity demand; Electricity end use; Peak load

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY POLICY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410940     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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