The power of efficiency: Optimizing environmental and social benefits through demand-side-management

Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 502-512

  Miara, Ariel ^a   Tarr, Craig ^a   Spellman, Rachel ^a   Vörösmarty, Charles J ^a,b   Macknick, Jordan E ^c  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide mitigation; Demand side management; Electricity supply and demand; Energy planning; Environmental policy; External costs

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; RISK PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL POLLUTION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION; DEMAND-SIDE; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMANDS; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXTERNAL COSTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH RISK; MITIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85027937796     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.047     Document Type: Article

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