We analyse the drivers of European Power Exchange (EPEX) retail electricity prices between 2012 and early 2022 using … effects are key in retail electricity markets. Out-of-sample prediction errors using machine learning are (slightly) lower … green the energy matrix on retail electricity prices are first order. CO2 permit prices strongly impact electricity prices …

survey conducted by the OECD in 2011. Using data for annual consumption of electricity and sample-derived average electricity … significantly affect energy demand. In particular, we find households' self-reported energy saving behavior to reduce energy demand … evidence for heterogeneity in income response across the countries in our sample. Our results regarding price elasticity are in …

This paper empirically examines the dynamic causal relationships between electricity consumption and economic growth … panels are not cointegrated. Bidirectional causality between economic growth and electricity consumption both in the short …. Unidirectional short-run causality is found from economic growth to electricity consumption for lower middle income panel and no …

carbon cost in the electricity market price. Finally, a fuel switch increases solar-induced abatement, whereas it wind …

Proponents of Bitcoin argue that demand for electricity from Bitcoin miners can lead to an increase in renewable … electricity capacity. We rigorously evaluate this claim by estimating a Bitcoin electricity demand curve and include this demand … curve in a long-run model of the Texas electricity market. We find that while Bitcoin mining can indeed increase renewable …

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of energy efficiency in fossil fuel electricity … electricity generation, the capacity ratio at which power plants are run, as well as the characteristics of the production … fossil-fuel technologies, we build an indicator which proxies for technological developments in fuel-efficient electricity …