Optimal energy efficiency policies and regulatory demand-side management tests: How well do they match?

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3874-3885

  Brennan, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand side management; Electricity; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; COMPLEX ENERGY; CONSUMER CHOICE; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY PRICES; HIGH PRICE; MARGINAL COSTS; OPTIMAL ENERGY; OPTIMALITY CONDITIONS; RESOURCE COSTS; SOCIETAL COSTS; STANDARD PRACTICES;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; FUZZY CONTROL; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TESTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953811431     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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