Description of European policies and issues related to electricity pricing

Marel Cech and Karel Janda

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper is focused on the description of institutional, technical, economic, legal and other relevant issues of electricity pricing in the European Union connected with the increasing use of renewable energy sources in electricity production and consumption. It provides background information related to the types of energy sources along with the summary of their advantages and disadvantages regarding both the environmental impact and financial costs. Furthermore, it involves fundamental global and European electricity production statistics and a summary of the European Union approach to the support of environment-friendly energy production methods.

Keywords: electricity price; energy sources; renewable energy sources; energy policy; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q20 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-10-16
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