An analysis of a demand charge electricity grid tariff in the residential sector

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-282

  Stokke, Andreas V ^a   Doorman, Gerard L ^a   Ericson, Torgeir ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Demand charge tariff; Demand response; Electricity consumption

Indexed keywords

DEMAND REDUCTION; DEMAND RESPONSE; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FIXED EFFECTS; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; PANEL DATA; POWER PRICE; REGRESSION MODEL; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; WIND SPEED; WINTER MONTHS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DATA SET; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 77955054495     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-009-9071-9     Document Type: Article

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