The benefits of transmission expansions in the competitive electricity markets

Paola Bresesti, Roberto Calisti, Maria Vittoria Cazzol, Antonio Gatti, Dario Provenzano, Andrea Vaiani and Riccardo Vailati

Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 3, 274-280

Abstract: The paper presents an innovative method for assessing simultaneously technical and economic benefits of transmission expansions. This method takes into account the new needs of the transmission planning process for competitive electricity markets, in which benefits of major transmission expansions include: (a) improved reliability, (b) increased availability of efficient supply and (c) increased competition among suppliers.

Keywords: Power transmission planning; Reliability; Power system economics; Benefit analysis; Competitive electricity markets; Market power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.09.008

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