Do Smart Grids boost investments in domestic PV plants? Evidence from the Italian electricity market

Energy

Volumn 149, Issue , 2018, Pages 890-902

  Bertolini, Marina ^a   D'Alpaos, Chiara ^a   Moretto, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prosumer; Real options; Renewable energy sources; Smart Grids

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; INVESTMENTS; MANAGERS; OUTAGES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER MARKETS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT; MANAGERIAL FLEXIBILITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; PROSUMER; REAL OPTION APPROACHES; REAL OPTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SMART GRID;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CALIBRATION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SMART GRID; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 85042663310     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.02.038     Document Type: Article

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