The effect of ESCOs on energy use

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 558-568

  Fang, Wen Shwo ^a   Miller, Stephen M ^b   Yeh, Chih Chuan ^c  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c OVERSEAS CHINESE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic IPAT model; Energy service companies (ESCOs); Energy use

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT; ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY; ENERGY USE; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; PANEL DATA; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; MODELING;

EID: 84868204890     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.068     Document Type: Article

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