In this paper, we develop a methodology for estimating marginal emissions of electricity demand that vary by location … electricity markets and shifting load profiles throughout the day. Using data available for 2007 through 2009, with a focus on … electricity load management and environmental goals: the hours when electricity is the least expensive to produce tend to be the …

We report on an economic experiment that compares outcomes in electricity markets subject to carbon-tax and cap …, respectively. Across these matched pairs, the cap-and-trade mechanism produced much higher wholesale electricity prices (38.5% to … 52.6% higher) and lower total electricity production (2.5% to 4.0% lower) than the “equivalent” carbon tax, without any …

, then the average household carbon footprint would be lower. Such households would consume less electricity and this power … household driving, public transit use and residential electricity consumption to provide evidence in support of the claim of a …

. In this paper we develop a detailed representation of the US western electricity market to assess the potential impacts …