Household willingness to pay for green electricity in Slovenia

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-187

  Zorić, Jelena ^a   Hrovatin, Nevenka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Discrete choice models; Green electricity; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CURRENT LEVELS; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; GREEN ELECTRICITY; GREEN MARKETING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SLOVENIA; VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRICITY;

AGE; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MARKETING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 84862262418     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.055     Document Type: Article

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