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Do Consumers Distinguish Fixed Cost from Variable Cost? “Schmeduling” in Two-Part Tariffs in Energy
American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyA central assumption in economics is that consumers properly distinguish fixed cost from variable cost. This assumption is fundamental to various economic theories, including optimal taxation, redistribution, and price discrimination.
Koichiro Ito, Shuang Zhang
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Wind Intermittency and Supply-Demand Imbalance: Evidence from U.S. Regional Power Markets
Social Science Research NetworkWind is a prominent source of clean electricity but is highly variable due to random changes in wind speeds. Intermittent generation is problematic because electricity supply must match demand at all times with little margin for error.
V. Godwin, Matthew E. Oliver
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The Role of People versus Places in Individual Carbon Emissions
The American Economic ReviewThere is substantial spatial heterogeneity in household carbon emissions. I leverage movers in two decades of administrative Decennial Census and American Community Survey data to estimate place effects—the amount by which carbon emissions change for the
Eva Lyubich
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The Price of Power: Costs of Political Corruption in Indian Electricity
The American Economic ReviewPoliticians may target public goods to benefit their constituents, at the expense of others. I study corruption in the context of Indian electricity and estimate the welfare consequences.
M. Mahadevan
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Down to the Wire: Leveraging Technology to Improve Electric Utility Cost Recovery
American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsWe study the effects of a technical intervention in Karachi, Pakistan—converting bare distribution wires to aerial bundled cables (ABCs)—that was intended to prevent illegal grid connections and improve utility cost recovery.
H. F. Ahmad +4 more
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Tariffs, Enforcement, and Electricity Default: Evidence from Billing Data
Energy JournalThis paper investigates the key factors that influence electricity bill default rates among residential consumers in Brazil. We utilize a unique dataset of monthly electricity bills, which we combine with various administrative data sources. By examining
R. Moita +6 more
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Welfare Impact of Virtual Trading on Wholesale Electricity Markets
Energy JournalWe use welfare analysis to evaluate the efficiency impact of virtual trading by financial participants on wholesale electricity markets. We use a stylized model to determine the optimal bidding strategy under different scenarios of market outcomes for ...
James Hyungkwan Kim +4 more
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Quarantining Electric Utilities
Energy JournalDespite state and federal efforts to restructure wholesale power markets, regulated utilities continue to own generation, transmission, and distribution affiliates.
L. Kiesling, Joshua C. Macey
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The Equity and Efficiency Effects of Electricity Network Tariff Reform: Evidence From Ireland
Energy JournalWe estimate the welfare implications of reforming residential electricity network tariffs to incorporate cost-reflective “Coasian” principles. For an Irish case study, we find that current Distribution Use of System (DUoS) tariffs deviate considerably ...
Niall Farrell, T. Meles
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Energy Transitions in Regulated Markets
Social Science Research NetworkNatural gas has replaced coal as the dominant fuel for US electricity generation. However, utilities in regulated US states have retired coal more slowly than others.
Gautam Gowrisankaran +2 more
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