After analyzing the characteristics and pricing models on the Russian wholesale electricity market, some important features for econometric modeling are introduced. This paper suggests econometric forecasting models developed to predict daily and hourly electricity prices on the day-ahead market...

Many Southeast European countries are currently undergoing a process of liberalization of electric power markets. The paper analyses day-ahead price dynamics on some of these new markets and in Germany as a benchmark of a completely decentralized Western European market. To that end, several...

Megatrends and the energy horizon -- Incenting innovation : a competitive regulatory framework -- The destiny of energy business evolution -- The destiny of demographics -- The destiny of carbon constraints and capacity demands -- The destiny of intelligent infrastructure -- The destiny of...