کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5105510 1481247 2017 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Estimating willingness to pay for greenhouse gas emission reductions provided by hydropower using the contingent valuation method
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
ارزیابی تمایل به پرداخت هزینه های تولید گازهای گلخانه ای توسط نیروگاه های آبی با استفاده از روش ارزیابی احتمالی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
چکیده انگلیسی
Altering existing operations of large hydroelectric dams in the US, for such reasons as improving downstream environmental habitats and recreation, often constrain the production of hydropower. This results in increased use of electricity from fossil fuel based power plants, which emit greenhouse gases (GHG) that promote global climate change. However, the economic value of hydropower GHG reductions remains unmeasured in the US context. Using a recent proposal to re-purpose operations of Glen Canyon Dam, the largest producer of hydropower on the Colorado River, this study estimates US households' willingness to pay using the contingent valuation method to preserve GHG reductions provided by current Glen Canyon Dam operations. Results indicate that US households are willing to pay an additional $3.66 per year in increased taxes to prevent increases in GHG emissions due to proposed re-purposing. This study has important policy implications for the role of hydropower in the renewable energy portfolio.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy Policy - Volume 111, December 2017, Pages 362-370
نویسندگان
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