Why market rules matter: Optimizing pumped hydroelectric storage when compensation rules differ

Energy Economics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-19

  Paine, Nathan ^a   Homans, Frances R ^a   Pollak, Melisa ^a   Bielicki, Jeffrey M ^a,b,c   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity markets; Energy market rules; Energy storage; Independent system operator; Pumped hydro; Reliability services

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY MARKET; ENERGY MARKETS; INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS; PUMPED HYDRO;

ENERGY STORAGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PROFITABILITY; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907772629     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.08.017     Document Type: Article

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