Renewable Electricity Generation Economic Analysis and Outlook

Name: Renewable Electricity Generation Economic Analysis and Outlook
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ISBN: 9780844772226

ISBN-10: 0844772224

ISBN-13: 9780844772226

Edition: 2011

Authors: Benjamin Zycher

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This volume examines the outlook for renewable energy in electricity generation-particularly wind and solar power-as a substitute for conventional fuels such as coal and natural gas. Economist Benjamin Zycher evaluates the central arguments in favor of policies that would make way for broader use of renewables and concludes that all are deeply problematic. "Renewable" energy sources are not superior in cost to conventional fuels; nor are they less taxing on the environment. The popular argument that increased use of renewables will create "green jobs" is likewise a fallacy-because wind and solar power are costly and inefficient, the net economic impact is a negative one. Zycher concludes…

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List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Publication date: 10/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 6.08" wide x 9.11" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Executive Summary


Introduction



A Summary of Public Policy Support for Renewable Energy in Electricity Generation


Appendix to Chapter 1



Problems Afflicting Renewable Energy in Electricity Generation


Unconcentrated Energy Content


Siting Limitations and Transmission Costs


Low Availability and Intermittency



Central Rationales for Policy Support for Renewables: A Review


The Infant-Industry Argument


Leveling the Playing Field


Adverse External Effects of Conventional Generation


The Resource Depletion or "Sustainability" Argument


"Green Jobs": Renewable Power as a Source of Expanded Employment



Some Implications of the Outlook for the Natural Gas Market


Conclusion


Index


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