The merit-order effect in the Italian power market: The impact of solar and wind generation on national wholesale electricity prices

Energy Policy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-88

  Clò, Stefano ^a   Cataldi, Alessandra ^a   Zoppoli, Pietro ^a  

^a Department of the Treasury ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Electricity price; Feed in tariff; Italian wholesale power market; Merit order effect; Renewables

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY PRICES; FEED-IN TARIFF; ORDERING EFFECTS; RENEWABLES; SOLAR PRODUCTION; SUPPORTING SCHEME; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

POWER MARKETS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DETERMINATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

ITALY;

EID: 84921279335     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.11.038     Document Type: Article

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