Quantifying the health and environmental benefits of wind power to natural gas

Energy Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 429-441

  McCubbin, Donald ^a   Sovacool, Benjamin K ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Wind energy; Wind power; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HUMAN HEALTH; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; WIND FARM;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEALTH; NATURAL GAS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; NATURAL GAS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ALTAMONT PASS; CALIFORNIA; IDAHO; SAWTOOTH RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871438337     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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