Comparing Renewables Support Policies: Quantifying the Trade-Offs

Jorge Blazquez () and Nora Nezamuddin
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Nora Nezamuddin: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

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Abstract: Policies to support wind energy development are most effective when they deliver power at the lowest cost per unit of added capacity and per unit of delivered electricity. Our analysis uses real Spanish onshore wind project data to identify which approaches deliver the lowest cost to society.

Keywords: Capital Intensity; Carbon Emissions; Consumer Surcharge; Electricity Generation; Energy Security; Feed in Tariffs; Feed-in Premiums; Infrastructure Investment; Investment Credits; Production Tax Credit; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2015-12-24
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