Powering progress: Restructuring, competition, and R&D in the U.S. electric utility industry

Energy Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 41-79

  Sanyal, Paroma ^a   Cohen, Linda R ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77749252590     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol30-No2-3     Document Type: Article

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