Limiting the costs of renewable portfolio standards: A review and critique of current methods

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-163

  Stockmayer, Gabriella ^a   Finch, Vanessa ^a   Komor, Paul ^a   Mignogna, Rich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Renewable Energy Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Rate impact; Renewable portfolio standards

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROLS; EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS; RATE IMPACT; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RESOURCE ACQUISITION;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS;

COSTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856259535     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.060     Document Type: Article

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