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ID094838
Title ProperPerformance analysis of US coal-fired power plants by measuring three DEA efficiencies
LanguageENG
AuthorSueyoshi, Toshiyuki ;  Goto, Mika ;  Ueno, Takahiro
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been widely used for performance evaluation of many organizations in private and public sectors. This study proposes a new DEA approach to evaluate the operational, environmental and both-unified performance of coal-fired power plants that are currently operating under the US Clean Air Act (CAA). The economic activities of power plants examined by this study are characterized by four inputs, a desirable (good) output and three undesirable (bad) outputs. This study uses Range-Adjusted Measure (RAM) because it can easily incorporate both desirable and undesirable outputs in the unified analytical structure. The output unification proposed in this study has been never investigated in the previous DEA studies even though such a unified measure is essential in guiding policy makers and corporate leaders. Using the proposed DEA approach, this study finds three important policy implications. First, the CAA has been increasingly effective on their environmental protection.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 38, No. 4; Apr 2010?: p1675-1688
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 38, No. 4; Apr 2010?: p1675-1688
Key WordsClean Air Act ;  Electricity ;  Data Development Analysis