Agent-based analysis of the impact of the imbalance pricing mechanism on market behavior in electricity balancing markets

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 874-881

  van der Veen, Reinier A C ^a   Abbasy, Alireza ^a   Hakvoort, Rudi A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Balancing market; Electricity markets; Imbalance pricing mechanism; Settlement

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODELING; BALANCING MARKET; ELECTRICITY MARKET; PRICING MECHANISM; SETTLEMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; ELECTRICITY;

COMMERCE;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; MODELING; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84860807747     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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