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Cost and emissions impact of voluntary clean energy procurement strategies 自愿清洁能源采购战略的成本和排放影响

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107383

Hua He, Alexander Derenchuk, Richard Tabors, Aleksandr Rudkevich

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True cost of electric service: What reliability metrics alone fail to communicate 电力服务的真实成本：仅靠可靠性指标无法传达的信息

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107386

Robert A. García Cooper, Marcel Castro Sitiriche , Agustín Irizarry Rivera , Fabio Andrade Rengifo

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How did the Russia–Ukraine war impact energy imports and electricity generation? A comparative analysis between Germany and the United Kingdom 俄乌战争对能源进口和发电有何影响？德国与英国的比较分析

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107396

Ariela Caraseni Luschini, Erik Eduardo Rego, Nayara Montebello

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Do notifications affect households’ willingness to pay to avoid power outages? Evidence from an experimental stated-preference survey in California 通知是否会影响家庭为避免停电而付费的意愿？来自加利福尼亚州实验性陈述偏好调查的证据

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107385

Will Gorman , Duncan Callaway

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Toward a physical Dodge City high voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity hub 建立道奇市高压直流 (HVDC) 电力枢纽站

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107384

Jeff D. Makholm

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Ultimate flexibility in future CO2-free dispatchable power generation: Transition pathways for the Netherlands 未来无二氧化碳可调度发电的最终灵活性：荷兰的转型之路

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107395

Arjan F. Kirkels , Sjoerd H.A. Pernot

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Putin’s power play: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure violate international law 普京的权力游戏俄罗斯袭击乌克兰电力基础设施违反国际法

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107371

Julia E. Sullivan , Dmitriy Kamensky

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Technology readiness level and round trip efficiency of large-scale advanced compressed air energy storage 大规模先进压缩空气储能的技术就绪程度和往返效率

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107369

Alberto Boretti

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Utility assistance and pricing structures for energy impoverished households: A review of the literature 针对能源贫困家庭的公用事业援助和定价结构：文献综述

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107368

Jeffrey A. Adams , Sanya Carley , David M. Konisky

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More transmission or more storage? Decarbonization in the context of hydro-rich Northeastern North America 更多输电还是更多储电？水力资源丰富的北美东北部地区的去碳化问题

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107375

Aïssatou Ba , Justin Caron , Pierre-Olivier Pineau

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