Scenario-informed multiple criteria analysis for prioritizing investments in electricity capacity expansion

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 883-891

  Martinez, Lauro J ^a,b   Lambert, James H ^b   Karvetski, Christopher W ^b  

^a Universidad de Guadalajara   (Mexico)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity expansion; Energy security; Multiple criteria analysis; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY EXPANSION; COMPLEX TASK; DECISION MAKERS; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY SECURITY; INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; ME-XICO; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM; PRIORITIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIOS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; EXPANSION; INNOVATION; POWER QUALITY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 79955706888     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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