Multi-criteria decision making is an emerging technique for evaluation and policy formulation for renewable energy technology promotion. In this paper, the case of the parabolic solar cooker (PSC), which is a relatively recent innovation, is evaluated with respect to eight prevalent domestic...

In recent years, demand side management (DSM) has emerged as an efficient utility planning strategy for reducing capacity shortages and improving system load factors. The Indian government is adopting various policies to implement DSM programs. DSM implementation involves a variety of interests...