Transmission rights and market power on electric power networks

We analyze whether and how the allocation of transmission rights associated with the use of electric power networks affects the behavior of electricity generators and electricity consumers with market power. We consider two alternative types of transmission rights: (1) financial rights which give th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joskow, Paul L.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.
Format: Working Paper
Published: MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44966