An Analysis of the Tradeoffs between Policy Instruments to Induce Dairy Producers in California to Participate in a Centralized Digester

Author Info

Sean P. Hurley, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow
James J. Ahern, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow
Douglas Williams, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Recommended Citation

Published in Proceedings of the 2007 American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, July 29, 2007, pages 1-25.

Abstract

Tradeoff between different utility rates and policy intervention to induce dairy producer to join a regional digester are studied. Results demonstrate that a regional digester for the dairy industry in California is feasible given the digester receives $0.05 per kWh and government intervention or $0.0925 per kWh with no intervention.

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural and Resource Economics | Business

Copyright

2007 James J. Ahern, Sean Hurley and Douglas Williams. Published by the American Agricultural Economics Association