The prospects for cost competitive solar PV power

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-127

  Reichelstein, Stefan ^a   Yorston, Michael ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Levelized cost of electricity; Public subsidies; Solar power

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL USERS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; COST COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY PRICES; FEDERAL TAX; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; INDUSTRY TRENDS; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; PUBLIC SUBSIDIES; PV INSTALLATIONS; SOLAR INSTALLATION; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR PVS;

COMPETITION; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TAXATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873153485     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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