Who should administer energy-efficiency programs?

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1053-1067

  Blumstein, Carl ^a   Goldman, Charles ^b   Barbose, Galen ^b  

^a Energy Institute at Haas and National Bureau of Economic Research   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Energy efficiency; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MARKET TRANSFORMATION; PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RESOURCE ACQUISITION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ADMINISTRATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY;

CONNECTICUT; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; VERMONT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10944236143     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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