This report looks at how investors have responded to the need to internalise investment risk in power generation and how these responses have affected the organisation of the power sector and technology choices. This study looks at several cases of volatile prices in IEA countries’ electricity...

Across the world, change is accelerating in power systems driven by the advent of low-cost, abundant wind and solar energy, the rise of distributed energy resources and increasing digitalization. These factors are leading to a structural shift in the way power systems are best planned and...

Mit der wirtschaftlichen Transformation ändert sich die Struktur des Energieverbrauchs: Der Anteil der Industrie nimmt, trotz hoher Energieintensität, ab, der Anteil der Haushalte steigt. Der Gesamtenergieverbrauch sinkt und wird nicht vor dem Jahr 2000 das Niveau von 1990 erreichen. Die...

Blackouts are normally the result of imbalances in electricity supply and demand. A brief blackout is mostly an inconvenience, but persistent shortfalls--those lasting days, weeks, or months--can cause economic disruption and danger to human life in our technology-rich societies. This...