The dark side of the sun: How solar power production affects the market value of solar and gas sources

Energy Economics

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 523-530

  Clò, Stefano ^a   D'Adamo, Gaetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electricity price; Italian power market; Renewable energy sources; Value factor

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FINANCE; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BIDDING STRATEGY; DAY-AHEAD POWER MARKETS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; POWER PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR GENERATION; SOLAR PENETRATION; VALUE FACTOR;

POWER MARKETS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; GAS SUPPLY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ITALY;

EID: 84928136087     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.03.025     Document Type: Article

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