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Real-Time Pricing in the Swedish Electricity Market

Pihl, Hjalmar LU (2012) NEKH01 20112
Department of Economics
Abstract
An introduction of real-time prices of electricity, i.e. prices that correspond to the hourly spot market price, for residential consumers in Sweden has recently been suggested. Support for real-time pricing comes from governmental agencies as well as commercial interests, however without a good understanding of how a shift to real-time prices would affect prices and volumes in the market, and what welfare effects these changes would induce. This thesis addresses these issues by developing a model of the Swedish electricity market. The conclusion is that an introduction of real-time pricing would have a smoothing effect on prices and volumes, which in turn is likely to have positive welfare effects on producers and on the consumers that... (More)
An introduction of real-time prices of electricity, i.e. prices that correspond to the hourly spot market price, for residential consumers in Sweden has recently been suggested. Support for real-time pricing comes from governmental agencies as well as commercial interests, however without a good understanding of how a shift to real-time prices would affect prices and volumes in the market, and what welfare effects these changes would induce. This thesis addresses these issues by developing a model of the Swedish electricity market. The conclusion is that an introduction of real-time pricing would have a smoothing effect on prices and volumes, which in turn is likely to have positive welfare effects on producers and on the consumers that shift, but a negative effect on the larger consumers that already pay by the hour. The net welfare effect is likely to be positive. (Less)
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author
Pihl, Hjalmar LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH01 20112
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Electricity, Real-Time Pricing, Sweden
language
English
id
2335215
date added to LUP
2012-02-13 13:17:54
date last changed
2012-02-13 13:17:54
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  abstract     = {{An introduction of real-time prices of electricity, i.e. prices that correspond to the hourly spot market price, for residential consumers in Sweden has recently been suggested. Support for real-time pricing comes from governmental agencies as well as commercial interests, however without a good understanding of how a shift to real-time prices would affect prices and volumes in the market, and what welfare effects these changes would induce. This thesis addresses these issues by developing a model of the Swedish electricity market. The conclusion is that an introduction of real-time pricing would have a smoothing effect on prices and volumes, which in turn is likely to have positive welfare effects on producers and on the consumers that shift, but a negative effect on the larger consumers that already pay by the hour. The net welfare effect is likely to be positive.}},
  author       = {{Pihl, Hjalmar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Real-Time Pricing in the Swedish Electricity Market}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}