Economic potential of demand response at household level-Are Central-European market conditions sufficient?

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 487-498

  Prüggler, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Demand response; Electricity market; Households' economic benefits

Indexed keywords

CHARGING LOAD PROFILES; DEMAND RESPONSE; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; HOUSEHOLD DEVICES; INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURES; MARKET CONDITION;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

HEATING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; MARKET CONDITIONS;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84880332451     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.044     Document Type: Article

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