Rediscovering Residential Demand Charges

Electricity Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 82-96

  Hledik, Ryan ^a  

^a THE BRATTLE GROUP   (United States)

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EID: 85027940842     PISSN: 10406190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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