A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 312-327

  Bradley, Peter ^a   Leach, Matthew ^a   Torriti, Jacopo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBA; Demand response; Economic

Indexed keywords

CBA; COSTS AND BENEFITS; DEMAND RESPONSE; ECONOMIC WELFARE; ELECTRICITY MARKET; POLICY DISCUSSION; POLICY DOCUMENTS;

ECONOMICS;

ENERGY POLICY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870690156     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.039     Document Type: Article

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