Adoption of residential solar power under uncertainty: Implications for renewable energy incentives

Energy Policy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-35

  Bauner, Christoph ^a   Crago, Christine L ^b  

^a International Arbitration and Litigation Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment under uncertainty; Solar incentive policies; Solar PV

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INCENTIVE POLICIES; INSTALLATION COSTS; INVESTMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR PVS;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOLAR POWER;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943606198     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.009     Document Type: Article

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