Risk aversion and technology mix in an electricity market

Energy Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 866-874

  Meunier, Guy ^a  

^a INRA ALISS   (France)

Author keywords

Electricity market; Risk aversion; Technology mix

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EQUILIBRIUM TECHNOLOGY; INSTALLED CAPACITY; PEAK CAPACITY; RISK AVERSION; RISK-NEUTRAL FIRM; VARIABLE COSTS;

COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; RANDOM VARIABLES; RISK ANALYSIS;

TECHNOLOGY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84887332527     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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