Comparative economic analysis of supporting policies for residential solar PV in the United States: Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) potential

Energy Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-225

  Burns, John Edward ^a   Kang, Jin Su ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Residential solar PV; Solar Renewable Energy Credit; US

Indexed keywords

DELAWARES; FEDERAL TAX CREDIT; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; MASSACHUSETTS; NATIONAL LEVEL; NET METERING; NEW JERSEY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS; RENEWABLE POLICY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR PVS; SUPPORT POLICY; TAX CREDITS; US;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAND FILL; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TAXATION;

COMMERCE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; INCENTIVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STATE ROLE; TAX SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858285210     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.045     Document Type: Article

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