A large amount of idle capacity under rapid expansion: Policy analysis on the dilemma of wind power utilization in China

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 271-277

  Wu, Zhongqun ^a   Sun, Hongxia ^b   Du, Yihang ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Research Institute for Science Popularization   (China)

Author keywords

Idle capacity; Incentive compatibility; Pricing policy; Wind power utilization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXPANSION; QUALITY CONTROL; WIND POWER;

DEMAND FLUCTUATIONS; IDLE CAPACITY; INCENTIVE COMPATIBILITY; INCENTIVE INCOMPATIBILITY; POWER GRID COMPANY; PRICING POLICY; RAPID INSTALLATION; WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84893297185     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.022     Document Type: Review

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