Statistical analysis of negative prices in European balancing markets

Renewable Energy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-60

  Brijs, Tom ^a,b   De Vos, Kristof ^a,b   De Jonghe, Cedric ^a,b   Belmans, Ronnie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b EnergyVille ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Balancing market; Electricity prices; Market design; Negative prices; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; INVESTMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BALANCING MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRICES; MARKET DESIGN; NEGATIVE PRICES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

POWER MARKETS;

INVESTMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84922701071     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.059     Document Type: Article

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