Netzoptimierung, -verstärkung und -ausbau spielen eine wichtige Rolle für die Entwicklung des Stromsystems. Aufgrund der vorausschauenden Planung der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber sowie großzügiger finanzieller Anreize beim Netzausbau hat sich das Stromnetz bis heute nicht als Engpass für die...

In this paper, we analyze the technical efficiency of CO2 reduction potentials of German power and heat plants, using a non-parametric sequential Data Envelopment Analysis. We apply a metafrontier framework to evaluate plant-level efficiencies in the transformation of inputs into desirable...

This paper provides a cross-country efficiency analysis of electricity distribution companies in East European transition countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary). We compare the relative technical efficiency of East European regional distribution companies (RDCs) among...

This paper analyzes a modified yardstick competition mechanism (MYC), where the yardstick employed consists of a tariff basket and total costs. This mechanism has a significant information advantage: the regulator ʺonlyʺ needs to observe total costs and output of all firms. The modified...