Technology choices for new entrants in liberalized markets: The value of operating flexibility and contractual arrangements

Utilities Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-253

  Roques, Fabien A ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel and electricity price risks; Monte Carlo simulation; Operating flexibility

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CORRELATION; ENERGY MARKET; LIBERALIZATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 54249083925     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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