Reference models and incentive regulation of electricity distribution networks: An evaluation of Sweden's Network Performance Assessment Model (NPAM)

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1788-1801

  Jamasb, Tooraj ^a   Pollitt, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Electricity; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; REFERENCE MODELS;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

BENCHMARKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 41049104148     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.01.034     Document Type: Article

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