An oligopoly simulation of a restructured ERCOT: Will future prices be competitive?

Electricity Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 59-71

  Baldick, Ross ^a   Baughman, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POWER MARKETS;

COMPARING PRICE; ENERGY MARKETS; MARKET POWER;

COMPETITION;

EID: 0037354406     PISSN: 10406190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6190(03)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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