Incorporating externalities into a full cost approach to electric power generation life-cycle costing

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 12-15 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 2125-2144

  Roth, Ian F ^a   Ambs, Lawrence L ^b  

^a Noresco   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE;

ENERGY SECURITY; LEVELIZED COST OF ENERGY (LCOE); POWER RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EID: 9544252984     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.03.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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