One of the principal goals of the European Union is to implement an integrated European electricity market. Despite the fact that the unification of the day-ahead market coupling by the original deadline of the end of 2014 is unlikely to be met ...
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Developments along the road to an integrated European electricity marketPublished: 1 of September, 2014
Why is the domestic electricity market expensive?The reasons behind the different domestic and German electricity pricesPublished: 1 of September, 2014
The electricity prices that have characterised the domestic wholesale market since the start of the deregulation surpass the price level of the neighbouring - Slovakian and Czech - markets and the German wholesale prices that are used for reference. The ...
Smart gridPublished: 1 of June, 2014
The article reviews the progress achieved in the development of European smart grids, describes the – different – investment strategies of individual states and provides insight into some of the interesting nuances of cost-benefit analysis, especially ...
Problems related to the support schemes of renewable based electricity generation and the reform concepts of the EUPublished: 1 of March, 2014
In the article we look at the problems of renewable support schemes and the corresponding reform concepts of the EU. Demand for support in excess of the capabilities and willingness of society and the central budget have resulted in ad-hoc regulatory ...
The second utility bill cutPublished: 1 of March, 2014
Our article we take a look at the second round of the utility bill cut, and in particular the November 2013 reduction of the price of electricity and natural gas. In addition to inspecting the impact that the utility bill cut delivered to the revenue of ...
A short review of power exchangesPublished: 1 of December, 2013
Our analysis is about European power exchanges, which in the recent years due to market coupling projects turned into the primary tool of market integration. Close cooperation of national power markets in the same time creates a fierce competition ...
Energy Infrastructure Projects of Energy Community InterestPublished: 1 of September, 2013
As we have previously indicated, the EU selects infrastructure development projects which enjoy priority on the community level based on a development plan. The Energy Community has also started shortlisting the electricity and natural gas infrastructure ...
Nuclear power plant constructionMissed deadlines, cost escalation, risks of implementationPublished: 1 of September, 2013
Our analysis gives useful and rich supplement for the upcoming debate about nuclear power plant development: how do schedule and budget overruns or other construction risks affect costs based on international experiences.
Unilateral measures or EU coordination?The question of European capacity mechanismsPublished: 1 of June, 2013
From the perspective of both the long term operation of electricity systems with growing renewable capacities and system security it is important that sufficient regulating capacity is available for system level regulation and to meet peak demand. Under ...
Invoicing the futureREKK analysis of the 10% utility bill cut of January 2013Published: 1 of March, 2013
The endeavour of the Government, referenced as the „utility bill cut”, has triggered fierce reactions both in the media and within the sector. With the article we set out to provide a short, unbiased summary of this package of measures and its impacts.
