The role of distribution network operators in promoting cost-effective distributed generation: Lessons from the United States of America for Europe

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 484-496

  Anaya, Karim L ^a   Pollitt, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Electricity auctions; Renewable energy; Third energy package

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

AUCTION DESIGN; AUCTIONS MECHANISMS; CASE-STUDIES; COMPETITIVE MECHANISMS; COST EFFECTIVE; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATORS; ELECTRICITY AUCTIONS; ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THIRD ENERGY PACKAGE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

EID: 84933506930     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.046     Document Type: Review

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