Facilitating efficient augmentation of transmission networks to connect renewable energy generation: The Australian experience

Energy Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-91

  Wright, Glen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Scale efficient network extension; Transmission network augmentation; Transmission policy

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NETWORK EXTENSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RULE CHANGES; RULEMAKING PROCESS; TRANSMISSION NETWORK AUGMENTATION; TRANSMISSION POLICY;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; NATURAL RESOURCES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84858279933     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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