Forward contracts in electricity markets: The Australian experience

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 3089-3103

  Anderson, Edward J ^a   Hu, Xinin ^a   Winchester, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electricity markets; Forward contracts; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; MARKETING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

ELECTRICITY MARKETS; FORWARD CONTRACTS;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847715779     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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