Russia commenced liberalization of electricity prices in 2007 increasing the liberalization rate by 10–25% every six months. It was planned to reach full liberalization by 2011. Currently, the degree of liberalization is uncertain because of intense price regulation and a highly concentrated...

Russian renewable energy policy has undergone changes following an establishment of targets for installed capacity and power production using renewable energy sources and the introduction of new capacity based support scheme for renewable energy. The forecasted amount of future renewable power...

Purpose – This paper aims to study the rationality of residential electricity customers' decision-making based on their behavior in liberalized electricity markets. Design/methodology/approach – Finnish residential customers' saving opportunities from supplier switching are studied by using...

This article analyses cross-border effects of capacity mechanisms and discusses whether such mechanisms countervail the goals of European Market Integration. Using a two-country-model, the countries' policy options are analysed from a game-theoretical viewpoint. A model simulation identifies the...