loads, resources, natural gas prices, forward market electricity prices, transmission expenses, and aluminum smelter benefit … payments are simulated in RiskSim. Monthly spot market electricity prices for the simulated loads, resources, and natural gas … electricity prices from AURORA, loads and resources data from the Load Resource Study, WP-07-E-BPA-01, various revenues from the …

loads, resources, natural gas prices, forward market electricity prices, transmission expenses, and aluminum smelter benefit … payments are simulated in RiskSim. Monthly spot market electricity prices for the simulated loads, resources, and natural gas … electricity prices from AURORA, loads and resources data from the Load Resource Study, WP-07-FS-BPA-01, various revenues from the …

substantial volatility in wholesale market prices, significant financial distress among major industry organizations, and … imposes certain costs on the electricity sector. This paper specifically compares the allocation and mitigation of risks in … long-term natural gas-fired electricity contracts with the allocation and mitigation of these same risks in long …

market expansion is supported by a variety of Federal and state incentives in the form of production tax credits, renewable …Wind is the fastest growing source for electricity in the United States. During 2001, U.S. wind power plant … energy production incentives, renewable energy portfolio standards, and others. New mechanisms include green power offerings …

Markets for renewable electricity have grown significantly in recent years, motivated in part by federal tax incentives … less widely recognized driver for renewable energy market growth is poised to also play an important role in the coming … IRPs. The treatment of natural gas price risk, as well as the risk of future environmental regulations, also varies …

may purchase electricity at a fixed retail rate from its utility. Using the real options approach, we find natural gas … accelerates DG investment, while the option to disconnect entirely from the utility is not attractive. By allowing the electricity … price to be stochastic, we next determine an investment threshold boundary and find that high electricity price volatility …

approximately half of all electricity demand in the western United States. Our purpose is twofold: (1) to highlight the growing …

to mid-1990s, but relegated to lesser importance as many states took steps to restructure their electricity markets in … 2005). In aggregate, these twelve utilities supply approximately half of all electricity demand in the western United …

push by many players to eliminate much of the current regulation. For the production side of electricity at least, these …, the electricity industry currently has a large base of investment in power production equipment, some of which may have … service parameters for electric utilities is changing. More and more market elements are coming into the structure. There is a …

electric power plants. The effects of these bills on electricity costs depend on features of the bills, on the mix of …-specific estimates of the effects of different legislation on electricity costs. This paper presents sample results from a larger …