Using renewables to hedge against future electricity industry uncertainties-An Australian case study

Energy Policy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-56

  Vithayasrichareon, Peerapat ^a   Riesz, Jenny ^a   MacGill, Iain F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian national electricity market (NEM); Portfolio risk; Renewable generation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; POWER MARKETS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; GENERATION PORTFOLIOS; NATIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKETS; PORTFOLIO RISKS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE GENERATION; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY;

COSTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; FOSSIL FUEL; PRICING POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84919487470     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.10.016     Document Type: Article

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