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Dynamic Testing of Wholesale Power Market Designs:An Open-Source Agent-Based Framework
Sun, Junjie; Tesfatsion, Leigh - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2006
In April 2003 the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed a complicated marketdesign – the Wholesale Power Market Platform (WPMP) – for common adoption byall U.S. wholesale power markets. Versions of the WPMP have been implemented in NewEngland, New York, the mid-Atlantic states,...
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Electricity Market Integration, Decarbonisation and Security of Supply : Dynamic Volatility Connectedness in the Irish and Great Britain Markets
Do, Hung Xuan - 2020
This study investigates the volatility connectedness between the Irish and Great Britain electricity markets and how it is driven by changes in energy policy, institutional structures and political ideologies. We assess various aspects of this volatility connectedness including static...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012835991
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Electricity market integration, decarbonisation and security of supply : dynamic volatility connectedness in the Irish and Great Britain markets
Do, Hung; Nepal, Rabindra; Jamasb, Tooraj - 2020
This study investigates the volatility connectedness between the Irish and Great Britain electricity markets and how it is driven by changes in energy policy, institutional structures and political ideologies. We assess various aspects of this volatility connectedness including static...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194466
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Wind power volatility and the impact on failure rates in the Nordic electricity market
Fogelberg, Sara; Lawarczyk, Ewa - 2015
Wind power generation of electricity has gained popular support because of its low environmental impact and because of its low costs relative to other renewable energy sources. However, concerns have been raised in the power sector that wind power generation will come with the price of increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500765
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Wind Power Volatility and the Impact on Failure Rates in the Nordic Electricity Market
Fogelberg, Sara - 2016
Wind power generation of electricity has gained popular support because of its low environmental impact and because of its low costs relative to other renewable energy sources. However, concerns have been raised in the power sector that wind power generation will come with the price of increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985326
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United Kingdom Education 1997-2001
Glennerster, Howard - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
claimed that hisGovernment would make education a priority. The first part of thepaper reviews the scale of education spending … in relation to theeconomy at large and within the education budget. The second part ofthe paper looks at the productivity … education, theintroduction of income related loans to cover maintenance and up frontfees. The paper concludes some serious …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695290
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Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling:Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland
Eisenkopf, Gerald - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut <Kreuzlingen> - 2011
We study the effects of random assignment to coeducational andsingle-sex classes on the academic performance of female highschool students. Our estimation results show that single-sexschooling improves the performance of female students inmathematics. This positive effect increases if the...
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The Implications of Changing Power Generation Mix on Energy Pricing and Security in Ghana
Acheampong, Theophilus - 2017
Despite almost a decade of strong economic growth, Ghana still lags behind in its ability to generate enough power to catalyse this growth. The rapid deceleration in economic activity over the past three years has been primarily due to persistent energy supply constraints and rising...
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An Experimental Study of Complex-Offer Auctions from Wholesale Energy Markets
Baltaduonis, Rimvydas - 2017
A Payment Cost Minimization auction has been proposed as an alternative to the Offer Cost Minimization auction for use in wholesale electric power markets with an intention to lower procurement cost of electricity. Efficiency concerns have been raised for this proposal while assuming that the...
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An Analysis of Time-Based Pricing in Retail Electricity Markets
Ata, Baris - 2018
Problem Definition: We empirically evaluate the short-term effects of time-based tariffs on the electricity demand, consumer welfare, retailers and the environment.Academic/Practical Relevance: Electricity retailers around the world have been introducing time-based pricing programs. We study the...
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