Regulatory Stringency and Policy Drivers: A Reassessment of Renewable Portfolio Standards

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 730-756

  Carley, Sanya ^a   Miller, Chris J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen ideology; Electricity market; Energy policy; Policy adoption; Renewable energy; Renewable portfolio standard

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870399522     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2012.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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