Photovoltaic and wind power feed-in impact on electricity prices: The case of Germany

François Benhmad and Jacques Percebois

Energy Policy, 2018, vol. 119, issue C, 317-326

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to quantify the impact of increasing renewable energy sources (RES), especially wind generation and photovoltaic feed-in, on electricity prices in Germany, with a view to investigating the well-known merit order effect.

Keywords: RES; Wind power; Photovoltaic; Electricity spot prices; Merit order effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q41 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.042

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