New power base : renewable energy policies for the nineties and beyond.

Kozloff, Keith Lee. Dower, Roger C.

1993

850
CIENA

0-915825-79-1

CREATING A RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE. What opportunities and constraints do renewables face?. What does past policy experience teach. How can the benefits of renewable energy be captured better. RECOGNIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY'S BENEFITS. Environmental protection. Economic sustainability. Increased energy security. Equitable distribution of economic benefits. Banking on renewables in uncertain times. REFORMING ENERGY-PRICE SIGNALS. Internalizing social costs. Reforming energy subsidies. REVAMPING UTILITY DECISION-MAKING. Major Federal and State initiatives in Electricity-supply regulation. Assessing renewables' strengths and weaknesses. Alternative approaches to influencing utility decisions. Siting characteristics. CHANGING ENERGY USERS' INVESTMENT INCENTIVES. Choosing the right tools to promote renewable energy investments. Improving policy implementation. Choosing appropriate institutions to promote demand-side applications. ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMERCIALIZATION. Why government should be involved. Improving public investments. Attracting private investment in commercialization plans. Developing coordinated commercialization plans. APPENDICES.

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ESTADOS UNIDOS; FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES; POLITICA ENERGETICA; PROTECCION AMBIENTAL; PRECIOS DE LA ENERGIA; ENERGIA ELECTRICA; ADMINISTRACION DE LA DEMANDA; INVERSIONES ENERGETICAS;