IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT VERSUS HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION: CAN INTERRUPTIBLE IRRIGATION PLAY A ROLE?

Irrigation, under conditions where water has a high opportunity cost, could be interruptible with water use, only occurring when water is plentiful. Pacific Northwest case studies indicate interruption can substantially lessen the opportunity cost of new irrigation developments, although not enough to justify the particular case projects examined. Interruptible operation of existing projects in the case study areas appears desirable.

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Year of publication:	1988
Authors:	McCarl, Bruce A. ; Parandvash, Gholam Hossein
Published in:	Western Journal of Agricultural Economics. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA. - Vol. 13.1988, 02
Publisher:	Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA
Subject:	Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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