We present a hybrid mechanism application for the electrical system network expansion in Mexico, United States and Canada. The application is based on redefining the transmission output in terms of "point-to-point" transactions or financial transmission rights (FTRs); rebalancing the fixed and...

This paper presents an application of a mechanism that provides incentives to promote transmission network expansion in the electricity system of the Ontario province. Such a mechanism combines a merchant approach with a regulatory approach. It is based on the rebalancing of a two-part tariff...

We analyze the effects on social welfare of two different processes of transmission network expansion planning. A first model (integrated model) considers decisions on electricity generation and transmission as interdependent activities. A second model (disintegrated model) assumes that these...

Electricity prices have seen a consistent upward trend since the implementation of Mexico's electricity market reform (RME). This has been interpreted by some as a failure of the RME. In this paper we study the determinants of such price increases. We calculate the generation cost curve of the...

Este ensayo considera la regulacion de la determinacion de los precios del gas licuado de petroleo en Mexico. Se establece un modelo que incluye toda la informacion esencial para la determinacion de los precios y se derivan las relaciones que deberian existir entre los precios en Mexico y los de...