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Microgrid operation strategies considering government subsidies and user preferences based on evolutionary games 基于进化博弈的考虑政府补贴和用户偏好的微电网运营策略

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101884

Lei Zhou , Jiayue Wang

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A clustering scheme for performance benchmarking in the regulation of electric distribution utilities in Iran 伊朗电力分配公用事业监管中绩效基准的聚类方案

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101881

Mohammad Pourheydari , Mahyar Gholizadeh , Shakiba Sadeghi , Ashkan Hojjati , Fatemeh Goltapeh

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Public opinion on smart infrastructure in China: Evidence from social media 中国公众对智能基础设施的看法：来自社交媒体的证据

IF 3.8 3区经济学

Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.101886

Guanying Huang , Dezhi Li , Shenghua Zhou , S. Thomas Ng , Wentao Wang , Lingxiao Wang

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Turmoil in the Chilean electricity sector: A failed attempt at using advanced contracts for differences to support the energy transition? 智利电力行业的动荡：利用先进的差价合约来支持能源转型的失败尝试？

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101882

Jesús Ansede Ferreiro , Enrique San-Martín González

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Techno-economic assessment and optimization of grid-connected solar PV systems in Saudi Arabia's building sector 沙特阿拉伯建筑部门并网太阳能光伏系统的技术经济评估和优化

IF 3.8 3区经济学

Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101885

K.M. Almohammadi , A. Allouhi

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Can electrification mitigate the marginal cost of carbon emission abatement? Evidence from China 电气化能降低碳排放减排的边际成本吗？来自中国的证据

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101883

Hui Chen, Yongqing Wang

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Understanding the variability of residential energy poverty in India 了解印度居民能源贫困的可变性

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101878

Biswajit Tikadar, Deepika Swami

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Drivers of mobile broadband pricing: Cross-national evidence on policy and market dynamics 移动宽带定价的驱动因素：关于政策和市场动态的跨国证据

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101879

Raúl Katz , Juan Jung

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Waste heat inconsistencies in the EU's energy legislation 欧盟能源立法中废热的不一致性

IF 3.8 3区经济学

Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101880

Marie-Theres Holzleitner-Senck, Simon Moser, Michael Denk

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Household energy poverty and personal time allocation: Empirical evidence from China 家庭能源贫困与个人时间分配：来自中国的经验证据