Utility-driven solar energy as a least-cost strategy to meet RPS policy goals and open new markets

American Solar Energy Society - Solar 2006: 35th ASES Annual Conf., 31st ASES National Passive Solar Conf., 1st ASES Policy and Marketing Conf., ASME Solar Energy Division Int. Solar Energy Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 949-954

  Robertson, Chris ^a   Cliburn, Jill K ^b  

^a ElectricSUN   (United States)

^b ElectricSUN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS BENEFITS; CENTRAL STATIONS; LEAST-COST STRATEGY; PEAK DEMAND; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POLICY GOALS; POLICY MAKERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; RENEWABLES; RESOURCE PORTFOLIO; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ENERGY RESOURCES; MARKETING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867953077     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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