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Solar microgrids and remote energy access: How weak incentives can undermine smart technology

Project report 26 Jun 2018 Energy

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  • Smart meters for promoting energy efficiency in rural India

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Meredith Fowlie

Associate Professor, University of California - Berkeley

Catherine Wolfram

William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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