The interaction between Electricity Disclosure and Tradable Green Certificates

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 419-428

  Raadal, Hanne Lerche ^a   Dotzauer, Erik ^b   Hanssen, Ole Jørgen ^a   Kildal, Hans Petter ^c  

^a Ostfold Research   (Norway)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Bergen Energi   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electricity Disclosure; Guarantee of Origin; Tradable Green Certificate

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN; ELECTRICITY DISCLOSURE; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GUARANTEE OF ORIGINS; GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN; PROPORTION OF ENERGY; QUOTA SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SUPPORT MECHANISM; TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRICITY;

DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84856284536     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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