Electricity market design under increasing renewable energy penetration: Misalignments observed in the European Union

Donna Peng and Rahmatallah Poudineh

Utilities Policy, 2019, vol. 61, issue C

Abstract: The ongoing debate on European Union (EU) electricity market design has focused on whether the existing wholesale market design is fit-for-purpose. However, more elements of market design, beyond the wholesale price signal, should be examined. We demonstrate that misalignments occur between the integration of renewables and a wide range of existing market coordination modules, including the wholesale market, the retail market, and network regulation. Given the multi-level governance of the EU power sector, misalignments also exist between member states' renewable support schemes and EU-level coordination modules, namely market coupling and EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Ignoring such systemic frictions makes reform proposals ineffective and leads to forward misalignments.

Keywords: EU electricity market design; Renewable integration; Wholesale electricity market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2019.100970

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