The importance of incorporating reliability of supply criteria in a regulatory system of electricity distribution: An empirical analysis for Austria

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3862-3871

  Reichl, Johannes ^a   Kollmann, Andrea ^a   Tichler, Robert ^a   Schneider, Friedrich ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Grid tariffs; Regulation; Security of supply

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

GRID TARIFFS; REGULATION; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; SECURITY OF SUPPLY;

RELIABILITY;

ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY PLANNING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 51349114549     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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