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Title: Peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading in distribution systems of the future
Award ID(s):
1915756
NSF-PAR ID:
10125888
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Electricity Journal
Volume:
32
Issue:
4
ISSN:
1040-6190
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2 to 6
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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