The progressive inefficiency of replacing renewable obligation certificates with contracts-for-differences in the UK electricity market

Energy Policy

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 298-309

  Bunn, Derek ^a   Yusupov, Tim ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity; Feed in tariffs; Green certificates; Investment; Risk; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY; POWER MARKETS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISKS; WIND;

ELECTRICITY MARKET; FEED-IN TARIFF; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FUNDAMENTAL MODELS; GREEN CERTIFICATES; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; RENEWABLE OBLIGATION CERTIFICATES; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS; WHOLE SALE PRICES;

INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK FACTOR; WIND POWER; CERTIFICATION; COMMODITY PRICE; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84933181499     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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