are somewhat mitigated if there are also electricity capacity markets or minimum-run restrictions on coal plants. …

In this paper, which forms a chapter in the forthcoming Book “Delivering a Low Carbon Electricity System: Technologies …, Economics and Policy”2, Grubb and Newbery examine how carbon for electricity generation should be priced. They begin by … future carbon price; or simply to issue low-carbon electricity contracts. The authors conclude with a discussion of the scope …

We develop a stochastic two-stage optimisation model that captures the multistage nature of electricity transmission …, the costs of ignoring uncertainty, and the value of flexibility. Our results show that ignoring risk has quantifiable … traditional deterministic planning methods. Furthermore, the best plan under a risk-neutral criterion can differ from the best …

This paper discusses some of the new and continuing ways in which the public sector is involved in the electricity … and nuclear power, LNG facilities, electricity and gas distribution investments and energy service companies for combined …

Moving to a very low carbon electricity system is central to meeting the goals of UK energy policy, and indeed to the … wider global challenge of tackling climate change. This will require massive investment in low carbon electricity sources … carbon price in the present liberalised electricity market, supplemented with additional incentive mechanisms like renewable …

requires either a 70% higher on-grid electricity tariff or carbon price support of approximately US$50/tonne CO2 in the absence … available for increasing the return on the CCS investment include: enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a premium electricity tariff …

Public electricity provision in Africa has been marred by under investment and frequent power outages.One of the … replaced by cost-reflective rates that ensure stable electricity supply. The net outage cost (having adjusted for a cost …

, regulated revenue. This paper analyses the dynamic behaviour of inefficiency for a balanced panel of 128 Norwegian electricity …