The effects of technological change, experience and environmental regulation on the construction of coal-burning generating units

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the technological, regulatory and organizational factors that have influenced the costs of building coal-burning steam-electric generating units over the past twenty year. We obtain empirical estimates of economies of scale in construction costs, learning...

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Main Authors: Joskow, Paul L., Rose, Nancy L.
Published: [Cambridge, Mass.] : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy Policy Research, 1984 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60608