electricity system. The increased volatility from growing intermittent production requires new sources of flexibility at a much … periods in order to avoid high cost capital investments in accommodating future peak capacity. Curtailable electricity … contracts, this paper employs a discrete choice experiment on a large representative sample of electricity consumers to elicit …

This study aims to estimate electricity demand functions in Japan's industrial and commercial sectors. We adopt data … elasticity is not a key determinant in electricity demand fluctuations. Furthermore, an analysis of the factors influencing … changes in electricity demand in the industrial sector suggests that the declining demand growth in large metropolitan areas …