Distributed generation (DG) and the American electric utility system: What is stopping it?

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 0120011-0120018

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GALERKIN METHODS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TECHNOLOGY;

BUSINESS PRACTICES; CAPITAL COSTS; DG TECHNOLOGIES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG); DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG) TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCES; POLICY-MAKERS; SYSTEM CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 47049092692     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2824296     Document Type: Article

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