The role of taxation policy and incentives in wind-based distributed generation projects viability: Ontario case study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2224-2233

  Albadi, M H ^a   El Saadany, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic viability; Incentive programs; Power generation economics; Taxation policy; Wind based distributed generation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FACTORS; CAPITAL COSTS; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECTS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ECONOMICAL EVALUATION; FEDERAL INCENTIVES; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; INCOME TAX; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; NET PRESENT VALUE; ONTARIO; POWER GENERATION ECONOMICS; PROPERTY TAXES; WIND POWER PRODUCTION; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED DATA;

EARNINGS; ECONOMICS; ENGINES; TAXATION; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

WIND EFFECTS;

ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY POLICY; INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT; POWER GENERATION; TAX SYSTEM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 66149169801     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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