In Germany and beyond, various capacity mechanisms are currently being discussed with a view to improving the security of electricity supply. One of these mechanisms is a strategic reserve that retains generation capacity for use in times of critical supply shortage. We argue that strategic...

Die Frage der Versorgungssicherheit in liberalisierten Strommärkten wird bereits seit vielen Jahren diskutiert. In Deutschland gibt es - abgesehen von netzbedingten Knappheiten in Süddeutschland - derzeit ausreichende Erzeugungskapazitäten; die mittelfristige Entwicklung des Kraftwerksparks...

The increasing use of energy from renewable sources (RE) for the generation of heat and electricity in Germany has also led to an increasingly intensive debate on its advantages and disadvantages. The discussion mostly centers on the cost effects, because beneficial effects often are harder to...