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The Marginal Costs of Electricity Supply in Victoria

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  • PETER HARTLEY
  • CHRIS TRENGOVE

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This paper discusses some of the determinants of the costs of supplying electricity by season, by time of day and by location. A model is constructed of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria grid to illustrate the propositions. It is found that current tariffs bear little relationship to the opportunity costs of supplying electricity.

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  • Peter Hartley & Chris Trengove, 1984. "The Marginal Costs of Electricity Supply in Victoria," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 60(4), pages 340-355, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:60:y:1984:i:4:p:340-355
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1984.tb00870.x
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    1. Peter Hartley & Chris Trengove, 1986. "Who Benefits from Public Utilities?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 62(2), pages 163-179, June.

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