Regional energy demand and adaptations to climate change: Methodology and application to the state of Maryland, USA

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2820-2833

  Ruth, Matthias ^a   Lin, Ai Chen ^a  

^a Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Commercial energy demand; Residential energy demand

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; NATURAL GAS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND; HEATING OIL; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY DEMAND;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746951480     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.04.016     Document Type: Article

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