Decentralised systems and fuel poverty: Are there any links or risks?

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4514-4517

  Walker, Gordon ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low income households; Microgeneration; Vulnerable groups

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CARBON REDUCTIONS; DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FUEL POVERTIES; LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; MICRO GENERATIONS; MICROGENERATION; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL GROUPS; SYSTEM CHANGES; VULNERABLE GROUPS;

FUELS;

DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55249126571     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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