Potential of building-scale alternative energy to alleviate risk from the future price of energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1885-1894

  Bristow, David ^a   Kennedy, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; BUILDING OPERATIONS; BUILDING TYPES; ENERGY SAVING; GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE; GRID ELECTRICITY; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP; MONETARY COSTS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKERS; SMALL BUSINESS; TORONTO , CANADA; WATER HEATING; WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION;

BUILDINGS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS; PUMPS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TAX INCENTIVE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 75149154125     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.11.067     Document Type: Article

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