sector. The production, investment and trade of electricity are modelled for four European countries. Three market regimes …This paper studies the relevance of strategic trade effects in the environmental policy for the European electricity …

combustibles for electricity, reliable methods for modelling electricity consumption can contribute to a more rational employment … Italy, France and Greece on hourly data of aggregate electricity consumption. The empirical results obtained with the PC … a much simpler and attractive alternative to modelling electricity consumption since it is extremely easy to compute, it …

lower electricity prices Even with multiple market failures, emissions pricing remains the single most cost-effective option …Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from … renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures …

This paper analyses technical efficiency of local electricity distribution in Italy (1994, 1996) by using both …-sectional data were examined with respect to:(a) ENEL - the Italian electricity monopolist;(b) municipal authorities (MUNIs), i ….e. town-based electric utilities which sometimes hold franchises for electricity distribution within city limits …

by the utilities after two decades of reforms? We focus on electricity, gas, water, telephone in the EU 15 Member States …

the market a decisive role in allocating resources. To have the market to play that role, getting the energy prices right … centrally planned economy towards a more market-oriented pricing mechanism, the pace and scale of the reform differ across … energy types. This paper discusses the evolution of price reforms for coal, petroleum products, natural gas and electricity …

inter-party distance are lower. Employing U.S. electric power market’s data, the empirical evidence strongly confirms these … significantly lowers the level of electricity rates. Moreover a more effective supervision technology shows a marginal negative …

predictions are consistent with US electric power market data. Moreover, in accordance with the model, electricity rates are lower …

mandatory pool with a regulated market for electricity derivatives, that allows to hedge price volatility and to mitigate market … which electricity consumers can choose whether to trade on the spot market or negotiate bilateral contracts. Results suggest …The design of wholesale electricity markets in the transition towards liberalization presents significant differences …