Designing PV incentive programs to promote performance: A review of current practice in the US

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 960-998

  Barbose, Galen ^a   Wiser, Ryan ^a   Bolinger, Mark ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentive programs; Performance; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CUSTOMER SITED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 41349092055     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.01.002     Document Type: Review

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