Two elements of the Swiss market for electricity are examined in this book: the residential electricity demand by time …-of-use and the cost structure of municipal electricity distribution utilities. The empirical results indicate that demand for … peak and off-peak electricity in elastic, and that peak and off-peak electricity are substitutes. Moreover, the findings …

minimisation approach. Optimal interconnection and capacity investment decisions are determined under various targets for renewable … to be most valuable when targets for renewable electricity are set for the whole system, rather than for different …

electricity under time-of-use pricing. The estimation results are encouraging. The elasticity estimates are very reasonable and …