Does regulation of energy management systems work? A case study of the energy conservation law in Japan

Eceee Industrial Summer Study Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 647-657

  Kimura, Osamu ^a   Noda, Fuyuhiko ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b Noda Energy Management Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency policy; Energy efficiency programmes; Energy management system; Mandatory standard; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

'CURRENT; CASE-STUDIES; COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION LAW; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; MANDATORY STANDARD; REGULATION;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84933047510     PISSN: 20017979     EISSN: 20017987     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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