Preferences for green electricity, investment and regulatory incentives
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.12.011
Abstract: This paper develops a theoretical model to investigate how consumers' preferences for green electricity affect the incentives of a regulated firm to provide and invest in electricity from green sources. Optimal incentive regulation implies a… read more here.
Keywords: preferences green; electricity; green electricity; brown electricity ... See more keywords
Will consumers really pay for green electricity? Comparing stated and revealed preferences for residential programs in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101457
Abstract: Abstract Public support is growing for policy initiatives to spur a transition from a fossil to renewable energy portfolio in the electricity sector. Some utilities in the United States offer programs that allow consumers to… read more here.
Keywords: participation; energy; electricity; renewable energy ... See more keywords
Equity and the willingness to pay for green electricity in Germany
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DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0233-x
Abstract: The production of electricity on the basis of renewable energy technologies is often discriminatively financed: the German energy-intensive sector, for instance, benefits from a far-reaching exemption rule, while all other electricity consumers are forced to… read more here.
Keywords: energy; willingness pay; pay green; electricity ... See more keywords
Defaults in Green Electricity Markets: Preference Match Not Guaranteed
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DOI: 10.1086/691977
Abstract: Green electricity defaults should steer individual choices to environmentally friendly alternatives and provide a match with individuals’ preferences for an electricity mix. It is debatable whether green electricity defaults conform to this latter intention. Using… read more here.
Keywords: match; electricity defaults; electricity; green electricity ... See more keywords