Liberalized electricity markets are characterized by fluctuating priceinelastic demand of non-storable electricity, often defined by a substantial market share held by one or few incumbent firms. These characteristics have led to a controversial discussion concerning the need for and the design...

Der Beitrag untersucht den Markt für Elektrizitäts-Minutenreserve (tertiäre Regelenergie) in Deutschland im Jahr 2008. Mit über 200 Millionen Euro machte dieser etwa 15% der Kosten für Systemdienstleistungen aus. Die Beschaffung von Minutenreserven ist als diskriminierende Auktion...

Prices may differ between regional markets if transport capacities are limited. We develop a new approach to determine to which extent such differences stem from limited participation in cross-border trader rather than from bottlenecks. We derive a theoretical integration benchmark for the...