Hybrid production plants harness diverse climatic sources for electricity generation, playing a crucial role in the transition to renewable energies. This study aims to forecast the profitability of a combined wind-photovoltaic energy system. Here, we develop a model that integrates predicted...

This study evaluates the achievement of the desired outcomes of the competition policies contained in the Electric Power Industry Restructuring Act of 2001 (EPIRA). It traces the evolution of the electric power industry before EPIRA and post-EPIRA. It looks at impacts on the consumers in terms...

Are nuclear power plant outages in France contagious to the German electricity price? In the case of the extensive inspections from October 2016 to February 2017 in 12 French nuclear power plants: Yes. This capacity shock increased the French electricity spot market price by 14.15 Euros per MWh....

This paper focuses on the relationship between the European Union Emission Trading System allowances' prices and the Italian electricity price, aiming at assessing whether such a mechanism has been a driver for the decarbonization of the power sector. To this aim, we calculate the long-run...