One of the greatest challenges to integrating renewable energy resources into power operations is the variability in electricity output from these resources. The electricity system works essentially as a supply chain with a nearly zero tolerance for delay and storage resources that remain very...

Due to network effects and switching costs in platform markets, entrants generally must offer revolutionary functionality. We explore a second entry path that does not rely upon Schumpeterian innovation: platform envelopment. Through envelopment, a provider in one platform market can enter...