The environmental and efficiency effects of restructuring on the electric power sector in the United States: An empirical analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4884-4893

  Sharabaroff, Alexander ^a   Boyd, Roy ^a   Chimeli, Ariaster ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Electricity restructuring; Generation efficiency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; GENERAL PUBLICS; GENERATION EFFICIENCY; NITROUS OXIDE; POLICY MAKERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; NITROUS OXIDE; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 72949102816     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.048     Document Type: Article

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