The suitability of a feed-in tariff for wind energy in New Zealand-A study based on stakeholders' perspectives

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-91

  Schaefer, Manuel S ^a   Lloyd, Bob ^a   Stephenson, Janet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Feed in tariff; New Zealand; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY MARKET; FEED-IN TARIFF; MARKET ENTRY; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY SUPPORT; RENEWABLES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; WIND FARM; WIND GENERATION;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SURVEYS;

WIND POWER;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER; WIND POWER;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84857064662     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.032     Document Type: Article

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