A retrospective analysis of benefits and impacts of U.S. renewable portfolio standards

Energy Policy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 645-660

  Barbose, Galen ^a   Wiser, Ryan ^a   Heeter, Jenny ^b   Mai, Trieu ^b   Bird, Lori ^b   Bolinger, Mark ^a   Carpenter, Alberta ^b   Heath, Garvin ^b   Keyser, David ^b   Macknick, Jordan ^b   Mills, Andrew ^a   Millstein, Dev ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas, air pollution, water use; Renewable energy; Renewable portfolio standard; RPS

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; WATER USE; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978127402     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.06.035     Document Type: Article

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