settings. We find that incentive regulation may perform better than cost-based regulation but only when appropriate weights are …. Thus, our analysis provides motivation for further research in order to characterize optimal regulation for transmission …

challenges not only huge investment in grid expansion and smart grid technologies is required, but also the network regulation … needs to adapt from cost efficiency towards investment and innovation. We analyze the recent experiences with the regulatory … issues that are important for promoting needed investment while ensuring cost efficiency, such as the length of regulatory …

In regulation of network services such as the distribution of electricity, gas and water prices have traditionally been …

Modern theoretical principles to govern the design of incentive regulation mechanisms are reviewed and discussed … incentive regulation mechanisms to the regulation of prices and service quality for "unbundled" transmission and distribution … networks are presented and discussed. Evidence regarding the performance of incentive regulation in practice for electric …