The effects of residential real-time pricing contracts on transco loads, pricing, and profitability: Simulations using the N-ABLE™ agent-based model

Energy Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-227

  Ehlen, Mark A ^a   Scholand, Andrew J ^a   Stamber, Kevin L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Electric power market; Market redesign; Real time pricing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; ELECTRIC POWER MARKET; PRICING; PROFITABILITY; TRANSCO LOADS;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ENERGY MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; REAL TIME; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 33846842238     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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