The Power to Choose Demand Response in Liberalised Electricity Markets
Highly volatile electricity prices are becoming a more frequent and unwanted characteristic of modern electricity wholesale markets. But low demand elasticity, mainly the result of a lack of incentives and consumers’ inability to control demand, means that consumer behaviour is not reflected in the...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2003.
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Colección: | Energy market reform The Power to choose
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705413506719 |
Sumario: | Highly volatile electricity prices are becoming a more frequent and unwanted characteristic of modern electricity wholesale markets. But low demand elasticity, mainly the result of a lack of incentives and consumers’ inability to control demand, means that consumer behaviour is not reflected in the cost of energy. This study analyses the impact of price-responsive demand and shows how pricing, policy and technology can be used to inform consumer behaviour and choice. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781280172298 9786610172290 9789264105041 |