Network investments and the integration of distributed generation: Regulatory recommendations for the Dutch electricity industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4355-4362

  Niesten, Eva ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed electricity generation; Network investments; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; NETWORK CAPACITY; NETWORK CONNECTION; NETWORK INVESTMENT; SYSTEM OPERATOR; TARIFF REGULATION;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77953689297     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.063     Document Type: Article

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