The role of energy efficiency spending in Maryland's implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6820-6829

  Paul, Anthony ^a   Palmer, Karen ^a   Ruth, Matthias ^b   Hobbs, Benjamin F ^c   Irani, Daraius ^d   Michael, Jeffrey ^e   Chen, Yihsu ^f   Ross, Kimberly ^b   Myers, Erica ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Electricity demand ; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE POLICY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; ELECTRICITY DEMAND\; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; ENERGY SAVING; MARYLAND; PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION;

ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; PUBLIC SPENDING;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

GREVILLEA BANKSII;

EID: 77957812819     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.055     Document Type: Article

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