Renewable Electricity Generation: Economic Analysis and Outlook

by Benjamin Zycher

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844772224
• ISBN13: 9780844772226
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: AEI Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher