We use demand and plant-level cost data to simulate competition in a restructured California electricity market. This … for significant market power in high demand hours. During some months, congestion over Path 15, the primary in-state north …-south transmission line, exacerbates the market power potential in northern California. While these results make deregulation of …

We study price convergence between the two major markets for wholesale electricity in California from their … deregulation in April 1998 through November 2000, nearly the end of trading in one market. We would expect profit … understanding of the markets, however, could have delayed or prevented price convergence. We find that the two benchmark electricity …

We use demand and plant-level cost data to simulate competition in a restructured California electricity market. This … for significant market power in high demand hours. During some months, congestion over Path 15, the primary in-state north …-south transmission line, exacerbates the market power potential in northern California. While these results make deregulation of …

We study price convergence between the two major markets for wholesale electricity in California from their … deregulation in April 1998 through November 2000, nearly the end of trading in one market. We would expect profit … understanding of the markets, however, could have delayed or prevented price convergence. We find that the two benchmark electricity …