The experience curve, option value, and the energy paradox

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1012-1020

  Ansar, Jasmin ^a,b   Sparks, Roger ^b  

^a PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy paradox; Experience curve effects; Irreversible investments

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BROWNIAN MOTIONS; COST PER UNITS; ENERGY PARADOX; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; EXPERIENCE CURVES; EXPERIENCE-CURVE EFFECTS; IRREVERSIBLE INVESTMENTS; OPTION VALUES; PHOTO-VOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL INVESTORS; SIMULATION RESULTS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 59449099067     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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