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The Economics of Electricity Markets provides a cutting-edge analysis of the critical issues involved in the design and operation of electricity markets, as well as an assessment of alternative institutional arrangements that have either been implemented or are under discussion in Europe and the US.The book illustrates how a sound market design can render electricity trading and retailing very much like that of other commodities. Social and political concerns, rather than engineering or economics, are what make electricity markets 'special'. The expert contributors address a wide set of issues that arise when competition is introduced to the electricity industry, ranging from the design of spot and real-time power markets to alternative approaches to congestion management, from competition policy in wholesale electricity markets to the benefits and costs of retail competition, and from regulatory measures to ensure generation capacity adequacy to the politicization of generation investment decisions as a way of pursuing sustainability targets. This highly informative book will appeal to academics, students and researchers in the field of advanced energy economics, and will prove essential reading for energy regulators, professionals and executives wishing to explore the theoretical foundations underpinning their day-to-day activities. Contributors: G. Cervigni, A. Commisso, A. Creti, D. Perekhodtsev, C. Poletti, P. RanciProduct Identifiers
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing LTD
ISBN-139780857933959
eBay Product ID (ePID)152494134
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Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NameThe Economics of Electricity Markets: Theory and Policy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Business
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorGuido Cervigni, Pippo Ranci
SeriesLoyola De Palacio Series on European Energy Policy
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
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EditorGuido Cervigni, Pippo Ranci
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom