Approximations in power transmission planning: Implications for the cost and performance of renewable portfolio standards

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-338

  Munoz, Francisco D ^a   Sauma, Enzo E ^b   Hobbs, Benjamin F ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Power systems economics; Renewable portfolio standards; Transmission planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876451528     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-013-9209-8     Document Type: Article

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