The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996 … efficiency requirements for implementation within 6 months of a standard's approval. Since 2003, China has adopted a new approach … a second tier at a more aggressive level of energy efficiency for implementation three to five years later. The second …

times associated with building new capacity, the lack of price response in the face of time-varying costs, the large … procedures, efficiency standards, and labeling programs. In the long run, R&D is probably the most important single leverage …

capacity and energy). Qualifying facilities (QF) include solar or geothermal electric units, hydropower, municipal solid waste …/or efficiency criteria. In Washington State, neither standard power purchase prices based upon a proxy ''avoided plant'', standard … to provide ''demonstrated'' capacity. Legislation was also enacted which allows PURPA to work effectively. Initial laws …

has been extremely fruitful in identifying potential efficiency upgrades and implementing clean technology in the supply … promotes energy efficiency as an alternative to increasing electricity supply. It uses financial or other incentives to slow … provide an alternative to building power supply capacity The type of financial incentives comprise of rebates (subsidies), tax …

. Although the electric-only efficiency of DG is lower than that of central-station production, relatively high tariff rates and … proceed in a sequential manner with DG capacity and HX investment in order to reduce its exposure to risk from natural gas …

valuable information to the participants in an EIS process involving capacity expansion of an electric or gas utility. The … expansion path for each altemative, the detailed quantification of environmental damages associated with capacity expansion, and …

capacity grew from less than half of aggregate annual capacity installations in 2000-2002 to nearly two-thirds in 2007. This … installed capacity in recent years primarily reflects two important differences between the non-residential and residential …

In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth … averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while …

capacity of the private sector in developing countries to initiate and implement CDM projects needs to be a high priority … how CDM can best support the strengthening of local capacity to sustain and replicate projects that serve both climate …

produce power on the customer side of the meter, is small but growing steadily. The installed capacity of domestic small wind …, and the dollar per Watt amount will vary based on the total rated turbine capacity. …