The benefits of transmission expansions in the competitive electricity markets

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-280

  Bresesti, Paola ^a   Calisti, Roberto ^a   Cazzol, Maria Vittoria ^a   Gatti, Antonio ^a   Provenzano, Dario ^b   Vaiani, Andrea ^a   Vailati, Riccardo ^a  

^a CESI RICERCA   (Italy)

^b CESI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benefit analysis; Competitive electricity markets; Market power; Power system economics; Power transmission planning; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; EXPANSION; MARKETING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POWER TRANSMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKETS; MARKET POWER; POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS; POWER TRANSMISSION PLANNING;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY MARKET; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 61549090895     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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