Distributed generation and distribution market diversity in Europe

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5561-5571

  Lopes Ferreira, H ^a   Costescu, A ^a,b   L'Abbate, A ^c   Minnebo, P ^a   Fulli, G ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Econometric indices; Electricity markets unbundling

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CURRENT LEVELS; DG TECHNOLOGY; DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS; DISTRIBUTION MARKETS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ECONOMETRIC INDICES; ELECTRICITY MARKETS UNBUNDLING; EUROPEAN UNION; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; SMART GRID;

COMMERCE; SMART POWER GRIDS;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960735125     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.064     Document Type: Article

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