Energy saving in energy market reform-The feed-in tariffs option

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-198

  Eyre, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy market reform; Energy saving; Feed in tariff

Indexed keywords

DEMAND REDUCTION; DEMAND-SIDE; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKETS; FEED-IN TARIFF; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; LOW CARBON; PAYMENT METHODS; POLICY DESIGN; POLICY SCOPE; PRACTICAL ISSUES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; UK ENERGY MARKET;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; REFORM PROCESS; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870672048     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.042     Document Type: Article

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