Slovak electricity market and the merit order effect of photovoltaics

Karel Janda

CAMA Working Papers from Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

Abstract: This paper analyses Slovak electricity market with a focus on photovoltaic energy. It evaluates the impact of the solar electricity penetration into electricity mix on spot prices, seeks evidence of the merit order effect in the Slovak electricity market and quantifies it based on hourly data. The multivariate regression analysis covers the period 2011-2016. The rather small merit order effect estimated by an OLS time series model leads to the small decrease of Slovak electricity wholesale prices. This spot price reduction attributable to the photovoltaics does not outweigh the costs of the support scheme borne by end users what implies a consumer loss.

Keywords: Slovakia; Photovoltaics; Energy policy; Merit order effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 M21 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2018-05
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