Assessing the impact of solar PV on domestic electricity consumption: Exploring the prospect of rebound effects

Energy Policy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2017, Pages 313-324

  Deng, Gary ^a   Newton, Peter ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Econometric modelling; Electricity consumption; Feed in tariff; Government incentives; Rebound effect; Solar photovoltaics (PV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028082512     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.08.035     Document Type: Article

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