Strategies to mitigate declines in the economic value of wind and solar at high penetration in California

Mills, Andrew D.; Wiser, Ryan H.

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.014

Title: Strategies to mitigate declines in the economic value of wind and solar at high penetration in California

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Authors:: Mills, Andrew D.; Wiser, Ryan H.

Publication Date:: Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1247584

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Applied Energy Journal Volume: 147 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-2619

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Mills, Andrew D., and Wiser, Ryan H. Strategies to mitigate declines in the economic value of wind and solar at high penetration in California.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2015. 
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