The benefits of transmission expansions in the competitive electricity markets

The paper presents an innovative method for assessing simultaneously technical and economic benefits of transmission expansions. This method takes into account the new needs of the transmission planning process for competitive electricity markets, in which benefits of major transmission expansions include: (a) improved reliability, (b) increased availability of efficient supply and (c) increased competition among suppliers.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Bresesti, Paola ; Calisti, Roberto ; Cazzol, Maria Vittoria ; Gatti, Antonio ; Provenzano, Dario ; Vaiani, Andrea ; Vailati, Riccardo
Published in:	Energy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0360-5442. - Vol. 34.2009, 3, p. 274-280
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Power transmission planning \| Reliability \| Power system economics \| Benefit analysis \| Competitive electricity markets \| Market power

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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