The cost of natural gas shortages in Ireland

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-169

  Leahy, Eimear ^a   Devitt, Conor ^a   Lyons, Seán ^a,b   Tol, Richard S J ^a,b,c,d  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ireland; Security of supply; Value of lost load

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; CONSUMER SURPLUS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; ECONOMIC LOSS; GAS-FIRED; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; IRELAND; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; SECURITY OF SUPPLY; SUPPLY DISRUPTION; VALUE OF LOST LOAD;

COSTS; ELECTRICITY; GAS SUPPLY; LOSSES;

OUTAGES;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NATURAL GAS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 84861223246     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.047     Document Type: Article

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