Locational signals to reduce network investments in smart distribution grids: What works and what not?

Utilities Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-254

  Brandstätt, Christine ^a   Brunekreeft, Gert ^a,b   Friedrichsen, Nele ^a,b  

^a Bremer Energie Institut   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution networks; Locational pricing; Network investment; Smart grid

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDY; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 81555197029     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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