Energy subsidies in California's electricity market deregulation

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1379-1391

  Ritschel, Alexander ^a   Smestad, Greg P ^a  

^a MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

California energy crisis; Electricity market deregulation; Energy subsidies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS;

ENERGY SUBSIDIES;

ENERGY POLICY;

DEREGULATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037617583     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00197-0     Document Type: Article

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