Carbon Emissions Caps and the Impact of a Radical Change in Nuclear Electricity Costs

Benjamin D. LEİBOWİCZ; Maria ROUMPANİ; Peter H. LARSEN

Makale detayları

Carbon Emissions Caps and the Impact of a Radical Change in Nuclear Electricity Costs

Yazarlar:

Benjamin D. LEİBOWİCZ | Maria ROUMPANİ | Peter H. LARSEN

Yayıncı:

İlhan ÖZTÜRK

Dergi:

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.60-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2013

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000816871

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2146-4553

Özet:

 

In this study we analyze the impact of a radical change in nuclear electricity costs on the optimal electricity generation technology mix (EGTM) and constrain the value of information (VOI) on future nuclear costs. We consider three nuclear cost events and four carbon emissions caps. We develop a two-stage framework for energy-economic model MARKAL to eliminate foresight of future nuclear cost movements. We examine how the EGTM responds to these movements under alternative caps and analyze how these movements affect the cost of each cap. We define the expected savings from perfect foresight (ESPF), an upper bound on the VOI. We found that with current technologies, carbon mitigation that does not rely heavily on nuclear electricity is economically insensible. The Strong Cap is extremely costly because it restricts flexibility to respond to cost signals in choosing among technologies. The ESPF is highest under the Medium Cap by a substantial margin.

Makale detayları

Carbon Emissions Caps and the Impact of a Radical Change in Nuclear Electricity Costs

Yazarlar: Benjamin D. LEİBOWİCZ | Maria ROUMPANİ | Peter H. LARSEN

Yayıncı: İlhan ÖZTÜRK

Dergi: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.60-74

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2013

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000816871

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 2146-4553

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Benjamin D. LEİBOWİCZ | Maria ROUMPANİ | Peter H. LARSEN

Yayıncı:

İlhan ÖZTÜRK

Dergi:

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 2013 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.60-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2013

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000816871

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2146-4553