The delivery of low-cost, low-carbon rural energy services

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4520-4528

  Casillas, Christian E ^a   Kammen, Daniel M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Renewable energy technologies; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

COST SAVING; COST-EFFICIENT; DEMAND AND SUPPLY; DIESEL GENERATORS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY SERVICES; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FUEL COST; LOW-CARBON; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MICRO GRID; NICARAGUA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; RURAL AREAS;

COST REDUCTION;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 79958076647     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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