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We develop a theoretical model of long-run investment decisions on capacity in the context of a liberalized electricity … the level of capacity that maximizes social welfare, and compare it to a decentralized outcome. We show that in the … absence of any regulation, private investment decisions on capacity unambiguously lead to a socially sub-optimal outcome, and …
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capacity investments, utilization, and emissions in US electricity markets. Using a two-stage stochastic programming approach …This paper investigates how uncertainties related to natural gas prices and potential climate policies may influence … natural gas prices, highlighting the important role of uncertainty quantification in future research. The paper also …
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current status and future trends of the technology employed, examining at the same time energy production and availability …-land, making wind farms more productive with higher capacity factors. On the other hand, although offshore wind energy is not in …
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pricing or production. OPEC’s (more specifically, Saudi Arabia’s) ideal policy is to keep price moderate to try to assure a … market for their high reserves over the long run. Such an action would require heavy investments in capacity, including in … excess capacity, for times of interruption of supply from other countries as in the 1990s and for times of high demand as in …
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a model in which facilities can produce output at a privately known cost up to a previously-determined capacity level …. In such a model, the amount of slack in the firm is shown to be pro-cyclical. Indeed, as capacity constraints become … capacity. …
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power structure via the Shapley value. Due to ample production capacities in Central Asia, I observe little strategic …
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This article studies factors that affect stability of supply of natural gas. It examines the relative influence of political relations between the involved states on the stability of supply. The article identifies the factors that affect the propensity of a state to use disruption of natural gas...
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Following a Supreme Court decision in 1954, natural gas markets in the U.S. were subject to 35 years of intensive federal regulation. Several studies have measured the deadweight loss from the price ceilings that were imposed during this period. This paper concentrates on an additional component...
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We apply a recently developed unit root test that simultaneously accounts for heteroskedasticity and structural breaks to United States monthly natural gas consumption. We find that United States monthly natural gas consumption is stationary. Our results illustrate the importance of accounting...
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We provide the first high-frequency investigation of price discovery within the physical and financial layers of Europe's natural gas markets. Testing not only looks at short-term return dynamics, but also considers each security's contribution to price equilibrium in the longer-term. Results...
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