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Adoption of green electricity by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany

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  • Rahbauer, Sebastian
  • Menapace, Luisa
  • Menrad, Klaus
  • Decker, Thomas

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Since the liberalization of the German electricity market in 1998, green electricity (GE), i.e. electricity produced from environmentally friendly sources and marketed as such, has been available to German customers. Nonetheless, the demand for GE has remained low among the biggest electricity customer group in Germany, namely small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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  • Rahbauer, Sebastian & Menapace, Luisa & Menrad, Klaus & Decker, Thomas, 2016. "Adoption of green electricity by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 1185-1194.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:59:y:2016:i:c:p:1185-1194
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.079
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