Pricing electricity from residential photovoltaic systems: A comparison of feed-in tariffs, net metering, and net purchase and sale

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2678-2685

  Yamamoto, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a TAKASAKI CITY UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feed in tariffs; Net metering; Net purchase and sale; Photovoltaic system

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FEED-IN TARIFF; GRID-CONNECTED; MICROECONOMIC MODEL; NET METERING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ELECTRIC RATES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY;

SALES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HOMOGENEITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 84865579033     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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