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 …

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 …

The German electricity market has recovered well from the 2022 energy crisis. Policymakers should now redirect the … focus of energy policy to further expanding renewable energy sources. The year 2023 showed that the German electricity … climate policy to cover 80 percent of electricity consumption with renewable energy sources, as the German Renewable Energy …