The economics of electricity is shaped by its physics. A well know example is the non-storability of electricity that … causes its price to fluctuate widely. More generally, physical constraints cause electricity to be a heterogeneous good along … commonly used cost indicators such as "levelized electricity costs" and "grid parity". Heterogeneity is relevant for all …

The recent price coupling of many European electricity markets has triggered a fundamental change in the interaction of … paper we propose a regime-switching AR-GARCH copula to model pairs of day-ahead electricity prices in coupled European … consider. As applications of the proposed empirical model, we consider the pricing of financial transmission rights and the …

electricity and "nega-watts"), starting in 2010 and to exploit the increased possible penetration of renewable energy sources from … electricity generated by large scale concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in highly productive areas that are connected to the … relationships via Smart Meters; iii) residential consumer to generate electricity via micro-photovoltaic plants, and iv) residential …

electricity service improvements. The analysis takes place in urban Dominican Republic, a country with one of the highest rates of … electricity theft and lowest quality of services. The results strongly indicate that households value service improvements … household income, satisfaction with the electricity service, and household characteristics, such as family size and dwelling …

The benefits of smoothing demand peaks in the electricity market has been widely recognised. European countries such …

both producers and consumers of energy. While the overall trend of China's energy pricing reform since 1984 has been moving …-oriented pricing mechanism, the pace and scale of the reform differ across energy types. This article discusses the evolution of price …Energy Price Reform in ChinaThe Chinese leadership has determined to assign the market a decisive role in allocating …

The European Union has set ambitious targets for emission reduction and the penetration of renewable energy, including … the electricity generation sector as one of the major emitters of CO2. After a period of subsidy-driven investments, the … use a power systems model to simulate the whole European electricity market in 2030. Using the renewable revenues …