Smart grids and the constitution of solar electricity conduct

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-23

  Bulkeley, Harriet ^a   Powells, Gareth ^b   Bell, Sandra ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conduct; governmentality; practice theory; Smart grid; solar PV

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR POWER; UTILITY SECTOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84953374437     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308518X15596748     Document Type: Article

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