A common argument for the lack of economic reform in developing countries is popular opposition. If current economic policies are dysfunctional, could information about alternatives sway the voters? We examine if a simple argument emphasizing the need to increase electricity prices for improved supply can change public opinion in the case of India’s power sector reforms. The evidence comes from...

In this work, the life cycle economic and environmental optimization of shale gas supply chain network design and operations is addressed. The proposed model covers the well-to-wire life cycle of electricity generated from shale gas, consisting of a number of stages including freshwater acquisition, shale well drilling, hydraulic fracturing and completion, shale gas production, wastewater manag...

As the transition to renewable energy sources progresses, their integration makes electricity production increasingly fluctuating, also causing amplified volatility in electricity prices on energy markets. To contribute to power grid stability, utilities need to balance volatile supply through shifting demand. This measure of demand side management creates flexibility, being enabled as the inte...

Driven by concerns regarding environmental sustainability, energy security, and economic growth, a fundamental transformation is taking hold in the electricity sector. Advanced communications technologies and information systems (IS) will play a central role in the realization of the ‘smart grid’, an intelligent and multi-directional electricity supply chain from generation to end-user consumpt...

Information technology (IT) has brought significant changes in people’s lives. As an important part of the IT industry, data centres (DCs) have been rapidly growing in both the number and size over the past 40 years. Around 30% to 40% of electricity consumption in DCs is used for space cooling, thus leading to very inefficient DC operation. To identify ways to reduce the energy consumption for ...

In this paper, the costs and benefits of reform of the electricity industry in Australia are assessed. Issues addressed include the National Grid and the National Electricity Market, corporatisation, competitive restructuring, regulation, and privatisation.

The report summarises the latest independent scientific evidence on the use of dedicated electricity storage in electricity grids, explains potential impacts on electricity markets of recent and expected developments in storage technologies, and highlights what could be done through electricity market design, energy policy and investment support to ensure that grid-connected storage is used eff...

A wave of regulatory reform is now transforming the U.S. electricity industry. As state and federal authorities allow independent power producers to compete with utilities in supplying electricity, consumers are paying close attention to the effects of this change on their energy bills. Although deregulation poses significant structural challenges, the introduction of competitive pressures shou...

This paper is an attempt to outline the history of Swedish policies towards the energy system and to describe how the country’s economy dealt with management costs and accident risks of nuclear reactors. When reactors supply marginal electricity, nuclear power may provide electrical energy at low costs, as it has high investment costs but moderate personal costs and low fuel costs. The support ...

The electricity industry is currently confronted with regulatory and technological change that leads to fundamental transformation of the value propositions and innovation processes of enterprises. New services are one possibility to compete in the new market environment. This paper proposes a service development process for the electricity industry that builds up on existing approaches. The pr...