Examining the potential of natural gas demand-side measures to benefit customers, the distribution utility, and the environment: Two case studies from Europe

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 979-1000

  de Almeida, Aníbal T ^a   Lopes, Ana Cristina ^b   Carvalho, Anabela ^c   Mariano, Jorge ^c   Jahn, Andreas ^d   Broege, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d MVV InnoTec   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

FUEL-SWITCHING; INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING (IRP);

NATURAL GAS;

ENERGY MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NATURAL GAS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1542346997     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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