Competitive electricity markets : design, implementation, performance /

After two decades, policy makers and regulators agree that electricity market reform, liberalization and privatization remains partly art. Moreover, the international experience suggests that in nearly all cases, initial market reform leads to unintended consequences or introduces new risks, which m...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Fereidoon Perry)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Elsevier global energy policy and economics series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:After two decades, policy makers and regulators agree that electricity market reform, liberalization and privatization remains partly art. Moreover, the international experience suggests that in nearly all cases, initial market reform leads to unintended consequences or introduces new risks, which must be addressed in subsequent "reform of the reforms." This volume describes the evolution of the market reform process including a number of challenging issues such as infrastructure investment, resource adequacy, capacity and demand participation, market power, distributed generation, renewable energy and global climate change." Sequel to Electricity Market Reform: An International Perspective in the same series published in 2006 " Contributions from renowned scholars and practitioners on significant electricity market design and implementation issues " Covers timely topics on the evolution of electricity market liberalization world-wide
Physical Description:1 online resource (xlii, 582 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0080471722
9780080471723
0080557716
9780080557717
1281172189
9781281172181
9786611172183
6611172181