Selective hedging in hydro-based electricity companies

Energy Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 326-338

  Sanda, Gaute Egeland ^a   Olsen, Eirik Tandberg ^a   Fleten, Stein Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Energy commodities; Power markets; Risk management; Risk measurement

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY COMMODITY; ELECTRICITY COMPANIES; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY COMMODITY; HYDROPOWER COMPANIES; MANAGEMENT TRENDS; POWER MARKETS; RISK MEASUREMENT;

COMMERCE; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMMODITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NORWAY;

EID: 84883017035     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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