Distributed generation: An empirical analysis of primary motivators

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1648-1659

  Carley, Sanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Electric utilities; US electricity sector

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; STANDARDS;

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRIES; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS; MARGINAL EFFECTS; MARKET COMPETITIONS; MARKET FORCES; NET METERING; RECENT TRENDS; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS; SYSTEM CAPACITIES; US ELECTRICITY SECTOR;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62849124984     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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