Environmental assessment on coal-fired power plants in U.S. north-east region by DEA non-radial measurement

Energy Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-139

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a   Goto, Mika ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coal fired power plant; DEA; Efficiency; Electricity; Environmental assessment; PJM

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FIRE TUBE BOILERS; MANAGERS; MINING; PUBLIC POLICY; SMALL POWER PLANTS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DEA; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PJM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930198604     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.04.016     Document Type: Article

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