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Power Exchange Regimes in Europe

Michael Giberson At the EU Energy Policy Blog, Leonardo Meeus discusses the current organization of power exchanges in Europe. Meeus describes both private merchant exchanges and state regulated exchanges and notes the differing incentives of the two types, focusing on the effects on efficient cross-border exchange. Meeus’s post draws from his recent working paper, “Why …

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Wholesale Power Markets for Beginners – The New Hampshire View

Michael Giberson Granite Viewpoint provides an excellent brief introduction to wholesale power markets in New England, with a few New Hampshire specific details thrown in. (First line: “It’s 9:00 am, do you know what the bulk price is for electricity in New Hampshire?”)  At this introductory level the story told about ISO-NE is approximately the …

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Draft Report to Congress on Wholesale and Retail Competition in Electricity

Lynne Kiesling Yesterday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the draft Report to Congress on Competition in the Wholesale and Retail Markets for Electric Energy on behalf of the Electric Energy Market Competition Task Force. This report, required by Section 1815 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, provides an overview and summarizes the progress …

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