Gas release programmes, or capacities release, and market shares constraints are the two asymmetric regulations imposed on incumbents in energy markets. In this paper, we focus on gas release, its impact on welfare or consumer surplus and on the optimal level of released quantities set by...

Two main conditions must simultaneously be met for the European gas market to become a competitive market: 1) the absence of collusion among the various actors; 2) the setting of a fair and efficient tariff system for the gas pipelines. In order to evaluate the possibility of collusion among...

The deployment of smart grids in electricity systems has given rise to much interdisciplinary research. The new technology is seen as an additional instrument available to States to achieve targets for promoting competition, increasing the safety of electricity systems and combating climate...

Smart Grid technology appears necessary to succeed in activating the demand through demand side management (DSM) programs. This would in turn improve energy efficiency and achieve environmental targets through controlled consumption. The many pilot projects led worldwide involving smart grids...

L'activation de la demande électrique permet d'atteindre des objectifs d'efficacité énergétique et environnementale grâce à la maîtrise des consommations (ou DSM pour Demand Side Management). De nombreux pilotes menés ces dix dernières années permettent d'avoir une représentation...

The aim of this work is to demonstrate analytically under what conditions activating elasticity of demand of consumers could be beneficial for the social welfare. It has added to the literature on analyzing the use of price signals in eliciting demand response by an analytical approach. We...