This paper evaluates four publicly discussed policy options to mitigate market power in the German wholesale electricity market. These four options are: a regulatory solution favoured by the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology, the implementation of a day-ahead flow-based market...

It is the objective of this paper to quantify the significance of fundamental factors (like rising fuel costs) and of the increasing exercise of market power on rising prices in the German wholesale electricity market. A successive MIP/LP approach was used for this. The calculations show that,...

Marktmachtausübung und Stand der Forschung zum Thema Marktmacht und Marktmachtmessung -- Einführung in den deutschen Strommarkt -- Bestimmung des relevanten Marktes und kontinentaleuropäisches Außenhandelsregime -- Strukturelle Indikatoren für Marktmacht -- Quantifizierung von Marktmacht am...