Using electricity options to hedge against financial risks of power producers

As a consequence of competition in electricity markets, a wide variety of financial derivatives have emerged to allow market agents to hedge against risks. Electricity options and forward contracts constitute adequate instruments to manage the financial risks pertaining to price volatility or unexpe...

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Hlavní autoři: Salvador Pineda, Antonio J. Conejo
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: IEEE 2013-01-01
Edice:Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
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On-line přístup:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8939497/
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Shrnutí:As a consequence of competition in electricity markets, a wide variety of financial derivatives have emerged to allow market agents to hedge against risks. Electricity options and forward contracts constitute adequate instruments to manage the financial risks pertaining to price volatility or unexpected unit failures faced by power producers. A multi-stage stochastic model is described in this tutorial paper to determine the optimal forward and option contracting decisions for a risk-averse power producer. The key features of electricity options to reduce both price and availability risks are illustrated by using two examples.
ISSN:2196-5420