Using energy scenarios to explore alternative energy pathways in California

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1117-1142

  Ghanadan, Rebecca ^a   Koomey, Jonathan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Energy forecasting; Energy scenarios

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PATHWAYS; ENERGY CRISIS; ENERGY DIVERSITY; ENERGY SCENARIOS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11244249715     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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