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Will the Market Get it Right? The Placing of New Power Plants in Germany

Dietrich, Kristin; Leuthold, Florian; Weigt, Hannes - 2009

This paper applies ELMOD, an economic-engineering model of the European electricity market to the issue of optimal …

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When the Wind Blows Over Europe: A Simulation Analysis and the Impact of Grid Extensions

Leuthold, Florian; Jeske, Till; Weigt, Hannes; von … - 2009

Given the ambitious, politically-driven wind energy agenda in some U.S. States (e.g., California and Texas) and in Europe (e.g., Germany and Spain), adequate regulatory instruments are needed that provide incentives for additional generation capacity and transmission expansion. This paper...

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Germany’s Wind Energy: The Potential for Fossil Capacity Replacement and Cost Saving

Weigt, Hannes - 2008

period. We find that the cost-saving potential for electricity production is quite significant in the study period and …

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Start Me Up: Modeling of Power Plant Start-Up Conditions and their Impact on Prices

Abrell, Jan; Kunz, Friedrich; Weigt, Hannes - 2008

In this paper we compare different approaches to account for start-up costs when modeling electricity markets. We …

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ELMOD - A Model of the European Electricity Market

Leuthold, Florian; Weigt, Hannes; von Hirschhausen, … - 2008

This paper provides a description of ELMOD, a model of the European electricity market including both generation and …

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An Economic and Stakeholder Analysis for the Design of IPP Contracts for Wind Farms

Salci, Sener; Jenkins, Glenn - 2016

In this paper we introduce a method for quantifying the benefits and costs of implementing a grid-connected onshore wind project that is owned and operated by an independent power producer (IPP). The proposed policy analysis tool is applied to the appraisal of a wind farm in Santiago Island,...

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An Integrated Appraisal of the Péligre Electricity Transmission Line Rehabilitation Investment

Salci, Sener - 2017

electricity market regulators. The purpose of this study is to provide a guideline for improving the accuracy and predictability … of the impacts of electricity rehabilitation projects. The subject is too broad to address completely here. The proposed … guideline is suitable for evaluations of such project implemented in a broken electricity network. In such case, the demand for …

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Valoración de flujos de caja en inflación. El caso de la regulación en el Banco Mundial

Vélez-Pareja, Ignacio - 2005

We show that project evaluation should be based on free cash flows at nominal prices. We present a case where the results from the constant price method are biased upwards and there is a risk to accept bad projects. It is a widespread practice to evaluate projects at constant prices. With an...

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Nonmarket performance: Evidence from U.S. electric utilities

Bonardi, Jean-Philippe; Holburn, Guy; Vanden Bergh, Rick - 2006

Building on a framework that assesses the attractiveness of ‘political markets’ – where firms transact over public policies with government policy-makers – we develop hypotheses regarding the success or performance of firms’ nonmarket strategies. We propose that the ability of firms to...

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Different Approaches to Supply Adequacy in Electricity Markets

Rosellon, Juan - 2006

This paper studies the electricity market design long run problem of ensuring enough generation capacity to meet future …

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