Customer Risk from Real-Time Retail Electricity Pricing: Bill Volatility and Hedgability
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Customer Risk from Real-Time Retail Electricity Pricing: Bill Volatility and Hedgability
One of the most critical concerns that customers have voiced in the debate over real-time retail electricity pricing is that they would be exposed to risk from fluctuations in their electricity cost. The concern seems to be that a customer could find itself consuming a large quantity of power on the day that prices skyrocket, resulting in a high monthly bill. I analyze the magnitude of this ris...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Energy Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0195-6574
DOI: 10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol28-no2-5