Renewable energy and low-carbon policy spillover effects on natural gas demand

Travis Roach

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 16, 1143-1147

Abstract: Recent legislation intended to increase the use of renewable energy sources and lower the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from energy has changed the structure of energy markets. The effect of these policies on carbon-intensive fuel sources is rather obvious. For natural gas, though, the effect is not immediately clear. This letter uses a structural model of natural gas demand to uncover whether these policies have led to increased demand because natural gas is a relatively clean source of energy that couples well with renewables or if these policies have crowded out natural gas on net.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1259742

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