Green Power voluntary purchases: Price elasticity and policy analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 377-385

  Mewton, Ross T ^a   Cacho, Oscar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customer choice; Green Power; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVE; COST PER UNIT; COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONS; CUSTOMER CHOICE; ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; GOVERNMENT POLICY; GOVERNMENT PURCHASE; GREEN POWER; MARKET PENETRATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; PRICE ELASTICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS; TAX REBATES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ELASTICITY; PURCHASING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TAXATION; TIME SERIES;

SALES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMAND ELASTICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78549279074     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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