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

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 design of wholesale electricity markets in the transition towards liberalization presents significant differences … 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 redistribution effects of two major electricity policies: support schemes for renewable energy sources, and CO2 … analytical model of electricity markets, and a calibrated numerical model of the Northwestern European integrated power system …

electricity, or on the supply of alternative electricity sources. …