Being driven by nature, the electrical output of wind power is intermittent rather than controllable. This feature impacts the security of supply on two dimensions related to the short and long term: reliability and adequacy. The technical challenge presented by reliability has been met with...

Many jurisdictions use net metering to record the power exchange between solar photovoltaic panels and the grid, thus valuing home production at the electricity retail rate. However, if over the billing period, production exceeds consumption, the surplus remains freely available for consumption....

Many jurisdictions use net metering to record the power exchange between solar photovoltaic panels and the grid, thus valuing home production at the electricity retail rate. However, if over the billing period, production exceeds consumption, the surplus remains freely available for consumption....

Using an exhaustive administrative database, we assess the impact of extreme weather events over French cities during the last three decades. We identify numerous non catastrophic disasters, thereby improving coverage wrt. the existing literature. Counting residents of cities stricken by a...