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Regulating coopetition in an EV charging market

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This paper explores the coopetitive relationship between a private firm and a utility when the utility simultaneously competes with the firm in the output (EV charging-station) market and potentially cooperates in the input (electricity) market through its choice of a mark-up rate on the price of electricity supplied to the firm’s charging stations. In the absence of regulation, we find the utility chooses to self-regulate itself (i.e., cooperate with the firm) in the input market in order to continue earning revenue from the sale of electricity to the firm’s charging stations. We uncover the condition under which the utility chooses not to decrease its mark-up rate in response to an increase in market demand for EV charging. We similarly uncover the condition under which a regulator chooses a lower mark-up rate than the utility. Numerical analysis illustrates these findings.

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  • Caplan, Arthur J., 2023. "Regulating coopetition in an EV charging market," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:118:y:2023:i:c:s0264999322003170
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2022.106080
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    Coopetition; Duopoly; Regulation; Electric vehicle charging stations;
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    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
    • L9 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities

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