Price Volatility and Banking in Green Certificate Markets

Eirik S. Amundsen (), Fridrik Baldursson () and Jørgen Birk Mortensen ()
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Eirik S. Amundsen: University of Bergen, Department of Economics, Postal: Hermann Fossgt. 6, N-5007 Bergen, Norway
Jørgen Birk Mortensen: Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Postal: Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark

No 02/03, Working Papers in Economics from University of Bergen, Department of Economics

Abstract: There is concern that prices in a market for Green Certificates (GCs) primarily based on volatile wind power will fluctuate excessively, leading to corresponding volatility of electricity prices. Applying a rational expectations simulation model of competitive storage and speculation of GCs the paper shows that the introduction of banking of GCs may reduce price volatility considerably and lead to increased social surplus. Banking lowers average prices and is therefore not necessarily to the benefit of “green producers”. Proposed price bounds on GC -prices will reduce the importance of banking and even of the GC system itself.

Keywords: Electricity; Green Certificates; Uncertainty; Commodity Speculation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q28 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2003-02-26
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Journal Article: Price Volatility and Banking in Green Certificate Markets (2006)
Working Paper: Price Volatility and Banking in Green Certificate Markets (2005)
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