Framework for assessing the economic efficiencies of long-run network pricing models

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1641-1648

  Li, Furong ^a   Tolley, David ^b,c   Padhy, Narayana Prasad ^d,e   Wang, Ji ^f  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Npower Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c DLT Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^e RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f North China Grid Company Limited   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution network pricing methodologies; Dynamic interaction; Embedded generation; Investment cost related pricing; Long run incremental cost pricing

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK PRICING METHODOLOGIES; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; EMBEDDED GENERATION; INVESTMENT COST-RELATED PRICING; LONG-RUN INCREMENTAL COST PRICING;

COSTS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; REINFORCEMENT;

COMMERCE;

EID: 70449408960     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2009.2030283     Document Type: Article

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