An analysis of the costs, benefits, and implications of different approaches to capturing the value of renewable energy tax incentives

Renewable Energy Tax Incentives: Selected Issues and Analyses

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-82

  Bolinger, Mark ^a  

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Indexed keywords

DEPRECIATION; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

FEDERAL INCENTIVES; INVESTMENT TAX; PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR PROJECT; TAX CREDITS; WIND AND SOLAR POWER; WIND PROJECTS;

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EID: 84952897160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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