This paper develops a pseudo-panel approach to examine household electricity demand behaviour through the household … evidence that the income elasticity of French residential electricity demand is 0.22, averaged over our four cohorts of … electricity consumption follows an inverted U-shaped distribution as a function of the age of the household's head. Most notably …

We employ hourly electricity load data for Switzerland as a real time indicator of the economic effects of the lockdown … following the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Our findings reveal that following the drastic lockdown, overall electricity use decreased by … electricity consumption of 6.3 per cent. Assuming industry, services, transport and agriculture account for 67 per cent of …

In this paper, we study the predictive power of electricity consumption data for regional economic activity. Using … unique weekly and monthly electricity consumption data for the second-largest German state, the Free State of Bavaria, we … that electricity consumption is the best performing indicator in the nowcasting setup and has higher accuracy than other …

The marginal cost of electricity fluctuates hour-by-hour, yet retail customers typically face flat prices. Using data …

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from … lower electricity prices. Even with multiple market failures, emissions pricing remains the single most cost …

I estimate the level of emissions cost pass-through to hourly wholesale electricity prices in Germany, based on spot … generation, and intersecting it with residual demand for fossil-based electricity for every hour. Determining the marginal … electricity prices by at least 84 %, with a central range of 98 %-104 % for different load periods. My results suggest that there …

wholesale electricity price and price volatility and develop a capacity-adjusted drought index. The results are used to assess …