Regulatory design for RES-E support mechanisms: Learning curves, market structure, and burden-sharing

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 212-220

  Batlle, C ^a,b,c   Perez Arriaga I J ^a,b,c   Zambrano Barragan P ^b  

^a Universidad Pontificia Comillas   (Spain)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electricity markets; Electricity tariffs; RES E support mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY TARIFFS; ENERGY MARKETS; LEARNING CURVES; MARKET STRUCTURES; POLICY SUPPORT; RES-E SUPPORT MECHANISMS; SUPPORT MECHANISM; SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

POWER QUALITY;

COMMERCE;

DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; MARKET SYSTEM; REGULATORY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 84855980634     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.039     Document Type: Article

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