An Applied Local Sustainable Energy Model
The Case of Austin, Texas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20360992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen Hughes (University of Delaware, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-123 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467608330022 |
| OpenAlex | W2001455785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Climate change is only one factor driving growing numbers of cities throughout the globe to reconsider conventional approaches to electricity generation and use. In the U.S., this momentum is incorporating a shift away from centralized, supply-side approaches reliant on fossil fuels and nuclear power, toward more distributed, flexible, and cleaner energy systems. In this regard, such systems entail elements of the emerging Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) model enacted by the U.S. state of Delaware in 2007. The potential value of this model can be explored by examining those locales where elements of energy service compatible with an SEU have currently been adopted and implemented. This paper looks to one such community, Austin, Texas, to assess its utilization of an alternative energy pathway and the outcomes observed to date. Considered here are the technical, economic, and environmental dimensions of change, as well as the social dynamics accompanying new imperatives for energy development
Business · Climate change · Economics · Electricity · Energy development · Energy supply · Energy system · Environmental economics · Fossil fuel · Globe · Natural resource economics · Nuclear power · Political science · Renewable energy · Sustainable development · Sustainable Energy · Engineering · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |