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Reforming Competitive Electricity Markets to Meet Environmental Targets

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    (Electricity Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge)

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The UK and other EU countries are concerned to deliver secure, sustainable and affordable electricity, to meet challenging targets for decarbonisation and renewable energy. The UK Government has consulted and concluded that the present electricity market arrangements will not deliver all three goals, and has proposed a major Electricity Market Reform (EMR). This article describes the reasons for, and the nature of, the EMR, pointing to the need for further market and institutional reforms.
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  • David Newbery, 2011. "Reforming Competitive Electricity Markets to Meet Environmental Targets," Working Papers EPRG 1126, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
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    Keywords

    Electricity market reform; environment; low-carbon generation;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities

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