A combined sustainability index for electricity efficiency measures

Energy Policy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 574-584

  Goldrath, T ^a   Ayalon, O ^a   Shechter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Demand; Electricity; Energy efficiency; GHG emission reduction; MCDA; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

DEMAND; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; GHG EMISSION; MCDA; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; INDEX METHOD; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84943631163     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.08.013     Document Type: Article

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