Extended price cap mechanism for efficient transmission expansion under nodal pricing

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-275

  Tanaka, Makoto ^a  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Incentive regulation; Nodal pricing; Price cap; Profit constraint; Transmission capacity

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE REGULATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NODAL PRICING; OPTIMAL CAPACITY EXPANSION; PRICE CAPS; REGULATORY INCENTIVES; TRANSMISSION CAPACITIES; TRANSMISSION EXPANSION;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

COSTS;

EID: 34250024104     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-006-9016-1     Document Type: Article

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