Solar set asides and renewable electricity certificates: Early lessons from North Carolina's experience with its renewable portfolio standard

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 460-469

  Gaul, Chip ^a   Carley, Sanya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Renewable portfolio standard; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE MARKETS; ENERGY INDUSTRY; GENERATING SYSTEM; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NEW JERSEY; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; POWER PRODUCER; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; SOLAR GENERATOR; SOLAR INDUSTRIES; SOLAR INSTALLATION; SUPPORT MECHANISM; UTILITY COMPANIES;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMERCE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864976355     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.043     Document Type: Article

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