Liberalisation has had a marked effect on innovative activities in the electricity industry. R&D and patenting … activities are generally regarded respectively as innovative inputs to and outputs from technological progress. Electricity … activity in the UK electricity sector. The results indicate that electricity related patents in non-nuclear and renewable …

electricity (and by implication heat) network regulation. We do this in the context of Ofgem’s RPIX@ 20 Review of energy … then apply the lessons to electricity networks in the context of a possible increase in distributed generation directly … several implications of this for the regulation of electricity and heat networks. …

been much debate about their potential effects on electricity reliability. Only very exceptional circumstances would … trigger supply disruptions; however, the changes may affect electricity prices, the generation mix, and industry revenues …. Coincident with these new rules, expectations about natural gas prices and future electricity demand growth are changing in ways …

electricity generating fleet than most studies have predicted. …

explore the determinants of outcomes in electricity network regulation. We construct a model of explained behaviour where we …

) emissions from electricity generation in the eastern U.S. Under each of 18 scenarios examined, we find an annual policy would …

electric power sector using a cap-and-trade program. This paper assesses the importance of long-term electricity contracts … electricity and a small effect on retail price. States may want to consider contracts on a case-by-case basis when making …