Unpredicted and unpredictable storms have cut a disastrous swathe through coastal communities in recent years. If the international relations system can be imagined as a peaceful coast, then conflict is the storm that wrecks havoc upon those in its path. One goal, then, of those within the...

This paper investigates whether European electricity market reforms have induced any changes in firm efficiency either through productive, allocative or dynamic efficiency improvements. In particular, this ex-post analysis looks closely at productivity effects of changing industry structure,...

In this Article, Professor Lois R. Lupica examines whether the electric utility industry, currently in the midst of deregulation, ought to sustain the resulting transition losses. Due to the significant modification of legal rules affecting the electric power market and changes in regulatory...

U.S. industries are facing intense pressures to become more energy efficient, driven by the need to lower the carbon footprints of energy-intensive sectors and to achieve energy security. A successful transition to a new era of efficient, low-carbon electricity production and usage will require...

This paper describes the methodology employed and the results obtained in a study we conducted to estimate the costs sustained by electricity users for voltage quality. The study concerned, in particular, Italian industrial consumers, connected to medium voltage distribution networks. We have...

In this paper we present an extensive comparison of four different classes of models for daily forecasting of spot electricity prices, including ARMAX, constant and time-varying parameter regression models as well as non linear Markov regime-switching regressions. They are selected for...