Avoided cost estimation and post-reform funding allocation for California's energy efficiency programs

Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1084-1099

  Baskette, C ^a   Horii, B ^a   Kollman, E ^b   Price, S ^a  

^a Energy and Environmental Economics Inc   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEREGULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MARKETING;

COST ESTIMATION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM); ELECTRICITY MARKET; FUNDING ALLOCATION;

ELECTRICITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MARKETING;

COST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944460483     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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