The determinants of aggregated electricity intensity in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-156

  Zha, DongLan ^a   Zhou, DeQun ^a   Ding, Ning ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Electricity intensity; Factor substitution

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY;

CHINA; CROSS-PRICE ELASTICITY; DRIVING FORCES; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; FUEL PRICES; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRANSLOG;

AGGREGATES;

CAPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LABOR; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUBSTITUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84862338018     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.090     Document Type: Article

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