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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Electricity Policies
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| Autores: |
Palmer, Karen L.
Burtraw, Dallas
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| Data: |
2005-10-26
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
Renewable energy
Electricity
Renewable portfolio standard
Carbon dioxide
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
Q42
Q48
Q54
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| Resumo: |
We analyze policies to promote renewable sources of electricity. A renewable portfolio standard raises electricity prices and primarily reduces gas-fired generation. A "knee" of the cost curve exists between 15% and 20% goals for 2020 in our central case, and higher natural gas prices lower the cost of greater reliance on renewables. A renewable energy production tax credit lowers electricity price at the expense of taxpayers and thus limits its effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions; it also is less cost-effective at increasing renewables than a portfolio standard. Neither policy is as cost-effective as a cap-and-trade policy for achieving carbon emissions reductions.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
18674
http://purl.umn.edu/10845
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Resources for the Future>Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper
05-01
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| Formato: |
35
application/pdf
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