Are energy efficiency standards within the electricity sector a form of regulatory capture?

Matt Croucher

Energy Policy, 2011, vol. 39, issue 6, 3602-3604

Abstract: There is a growing trend to introduce energy efficiency standards at the state level. We examine why electricity utilities may be in favor of such a standard and conclude that energy efficiency standards may be a form of regulatory capture.

Keywords: Energy; efficiency; Regulatory; capture; Decoupling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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