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The Energy Retail Market from a Customer Perspective

In: Handbook Utility Management

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  • Werner Marnette

    (Norddeutsche Affinerie AG)

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The general conditions for energy-intensive industrial enterprises have changed significantly since the liberalisation of the energy markets. This applies, in particular, to the German electricity market. Although formally there is competition on the market, this is obstructed by the considerable market power, strong vertical integration and persisting lack of transparency. Against this background, Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, as the largest copper producer in Europe and an energy-intensive enterprise, started in good time to concentrate on securing a longterm electricity supply as well as the continuous reduction of energy consumption and identification of energy-saving potential. This alone, however, was not enough to absorb the dramatically rising energy prices. On the contrary, politicians have the responsibility for ensuring a reliable and economical energy supply and for correcting existing misguided developments.

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  • Werner Marnette, 2008. "The Energy Retail Market from a Customer Perspective," Springer Books, in: Andreas Bausch & Burkhard Schwenker (ed.), Handbook Utility Management, chapter 35, pages 591-604, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-79349-6_35
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79349-6_35
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