We examine the role of information transparency in Alberta's wholesale electricity market. Using data on firms' bidding behavior, we analyze whether firms utilize information revealed in near real-time through the Historical Trading Report (HTR), which is released 10 minutes after each hour and...

We analyze the effects of commonly employed renewable compensation policies on firm behaviorin an imperfectly competitive market. We consider a model where firms compete for renewablecapacity in a procurement auction prior to choosing their forward contract positions and competingin wholesale...