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Insuring unit failures in electricity markets

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  • Pineda, S.
  • Conejo, A.J.
  • Carrión, M.

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An electric energy producer participates in futures markets in the hope of hedging the risk of trading in the pool. However, this producer is required to supply the energy associated with all its signed forward contracts even if some of its units are forced out due to unexpected failures. In this case, the producer must purchase some of the energy needed to meet its futures market commitments in the pool, which may result in high losses if the pool prices happen to be higher than the forward contract prices. To mitigate these losses, the producer can take out insurance against the forced outages of its units. Using a stochastic programming model, this paper analyzes the convenience of signing an insurance against unit failure by an electric energy producer and its impact on forward contracting decisions. Results from a realistic case study are provided and analyzed.

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  • Pineda, S. & Conejo, A.J. & Carrión, M., 2010. "Insuring unit failures in electricity markets," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 1268-1276, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:32:y:2010:i:6:p:1268-1276
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