Evaluating the risks of alternative energy policies: A case study of industrial energy efficiency

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-22

  Brown, Marilyn A ^a   Baer, Paul ^a   Cox, Matt ^a   Kim, Yeong Jae ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Industrial energy efficiency; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY ECONOMICS; FEDERAL POLICIES; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PAYBACK PERIODS; RETURNS ON INVESTMENT; STOCHASTIC NATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLLUTION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MACROECONOMICS; MANUFACTURING; MODERNIZATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STOCHASTICITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891748291     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-013-9196-8     Document Type: Article

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