Switching costs, switching benefits and lock-in effects - The reregulated Swedish heat market

Energy and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 563-575

  Hellmer, Stefan ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

District heating; Lock in; Switching cost

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; DISTRICT HEATING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; PELLETIZING; PUMPS;

DISTRICT-HEATING PLANTS; ECONOMIC GAINS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; HEAT MARKET; HEAT PUMPS; LOCK-IN; NATURAL MONOPOLIES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STOCKHOLM; SWITCHING COST; SWITCHING COSTS; URBAN AREAS;

SWITCHING;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY MARKET; HEATING; INCENTIVE; MONOPOLY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 77958617271     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.563     Document Type: Article

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