The German Energiewende’s potential effects on the reliability of electricity supply as well as the corresponding …

This paper shows how the effect of fuel prices varies with the level of electricity demand. It analyzes the relationship … between daily prices of electricity, natural gas and carbon emission allowances with a vector error correction model and a … semiparametric varying smooth coef- ficient model. <p>The results indicate that the electricity price adapts to fuel price changes in …

This paper conducts an empirical analysis of risk premiums in the German day-ahead Electricity Wholesale Market. We … were paid for evening peak hours on weekdays during winter months, the period of time with the highest electricity …

This paper studies the interdependency of a spot electricity market and a market for incremental reserve capacity in a …

explicitly account for nonlinearities and the low liquidity-framework of the considered gas hubs. The empirical results reveal …

electricity distribution utilities for the 2001-2004 period. <p> We utilize data on almost 100 geographic and weather variables to …

demonstrates the economic effects of an accelerated nuclear phase-out on the German electricity generation sector. <p> A detailed … optimization model for European electricity markets is used to analyze two scenarios with different lifetimes for nuclear plants … (phase-out vs. prolongation). Based on political targets, both scenarios assume significant electricity demand reductions and …

-scale dispatch and investment model of the European power sector to account for the embedding of the German electricity sector in the … of electricity supply in Germany can be assured until 2015. In the long term, the need for backup capacity for renewable … energy sources increases as well as the need for electricity imports. …