Assessing sustainability transition in the US electrical power system

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 551-575

  Jiusto, Scott ^a   McCauley, Stephen ^b  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity systems; Energy policy; Socio technical systems; Sustainability transition; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863330148     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2020551     Document Type: Article

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