Renewable portfolio standards and cost-effective energy-efficiency investment

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 774-777

  Mahone, A ^a   Woo, C K ^a,b   Williams, J ^a   Horowitz, I ^c  

^a Energy and Environmental Economics Inc   (United States)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity; Energy efficiency; RPS

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DEMAND SIDES; EFFECTIVE ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY PROCUREMENTS; POLICY TOOLS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS; RPS;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; INVESTMENT LOCATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59249098386     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.11.033     Document Type: Article

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