A model of market power in electricity industries subject to peak load pricing

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 5130-5135

  Arellano, María Soledad ^a   Serra, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Electricity; Market power; Peak load pricing

Indexed keywords

BASE-LOAD CAPACITY; MARKET POWER; PEAK-LOAD PRICING; WELFARE MAXIMIZING;

COMPETITION; COSTS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISPATCHING; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; POWER GENERATION; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 34447519935     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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