Efficient investment signals for distributed generation

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3665-3672

  Vogel, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep charging; Distributed generation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS AND COSTS; DEEP CHARGING; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION UNITS; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; INVESTMENT PLANNING; LONG-TERM INVESTMENT; POLICY OPTIONS; REGULATION;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GALERKIN METHODS; INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT;

EID: 67650263436     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.053     Document Type: Article

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