Linking electricity prices and costs in bottom-up top-down coupling under changing market environments
1. Linking electricity prices and costs
in bottom-up top-down coupling
under changing market environments
Sophie Maire, Frank Vöhringer
66th
Semi-annual ETSAP meeting
TIMES-CGE Workshop
Copenhagen, November 19th
2014
2. 2
Do assumptions on future evolution of electricity market regulation
have an impact on modeling results?
Research question
4. 4
Costs vs prices
• Coupling
• Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) - prices
• with a TIMES electricity supply model - costs
• In the CGE model, prices drive the decisions of economic agents.
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
8. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
9. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
3. Personal communication from Joe Bow
4. Samuelson (1973, 623) comes close to
are the results of a natural scarcity.” His d
definition of scarcity rent given here.
5. This is greater than short-run profit by
ignored until Part 3.
tive price equals that marginal co
matter for the “simplified” diagr
This book also will use the s
vertical segments literally. Such
up to the nominal “maximum”
increase rapidly. If the supply cu
generator’s marginal cost will b
segment. When referring to such
its marginal cost is $30 as is the c
of a generator’s supply curve to
termed its variable cost. This is n
term’s normal usage which refer
1-6.6 SCARCITY RENT
“Scarcity rent” has no
meanings.4
Although
to careful analysis. H
close to the popular m
minus variable cost.5
E
rent.
In the figure at th
generators are produci
either generator more
produce more. In this
rents.
With demand reduc
generators of type G2 h
earn no scarcity rent; th
tors of type G1 are stil
to pay their variable
variable cost of $1,00
$950/MWh because G
commonly be seen as
with an important concept of econ
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
10. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
• scarcity rents reach the
right level at equilibrium
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
3. Personal communication from Joe Bow
4. Samuelson (1973, 623) comes close to
are the results of a natural scarcity.” His d
definition of scarcity rent given here.
5. This is greater than short-run profit by
ignored until Part 3.
tive price equals that marginal co
matter for the “simplified” diagr
This book also will use the s
vertical segments literally. Such
up to the nominal “maximum”
increase rapidly. If the supply cu
generator’s marginal cost will b
segment. When referring to such
its marginal cost is $30 as is the c
of a generator’s supply curve to
termed its variable cost. This is n
term’s normal usage which refer
1-6.6 SCARCITY RENT
“Scarcity rent” has no
meanings.4
Although
to careful analysis. H
close to the popular m
minus variable cost.5
E
rent.
In the figure at th
generators are produci
either generator more
produce more. In this
rents.
With demand reduc
generators of type G2 h
earn no scarcity rent; th
tors of type G1 are stil
to pay their variable
variable cost of $1,00
$950/MWh because G
commonly be seen as
with an important concept of econ
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
11. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
• scarcity rents reach the
right level at equilibrium
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
Modeling
3. Personal communication from Joe Bow
4. Samuelson (1973, 623) comes close to
are the results of a natural scarcity.” His d
definition of scarcity rent given here.
5. This is greater than short-run profit by
ignored until Part 3.
tive price equals that marginal co
matter for the “simplified” diagr
This book also will use the s
vertical segments literally. Such
up to the nominal “maximum”
increase rapidly. If the supply cu
generator’s marginal cost will b
segment. When referring to such
its marginal cost is $30 as is the c
of a generator’s supply curve to
termed its variable cost. This is n
term’s normal usage which refer
1-6.6 SCARCITY RENT
“Scarcity rent” has no
meanings.4
Although
to careful analysis. H
close to the popular m
minus variable cost.5
E
rent.
In the figure at th
generators are produci
either generator more
produce more. In this
rents.
With demand reduc
generators of type G2 h
earn no scarcity rent; th
tors of type G1 are stil
to pay their variable
variable cost of $1,00
$950/MWh because G
commonly be seen as
with an important concept of econ
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
12. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
• scarcity rents reach the
right level at equilibrium
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
price = AC + profitModeling
3. Personal communication from Joe Bow
4. Samuelson (1973, 623) comes close to
are the results of a natural scarcity.” His d
definition of scarcity rent given here.
5. This is greater than short-run profit by
ignored until Part 3.
tive price equals that marginal co
matter for the “simplified” diagr
This book also will use the s
vertical segments literally. Such
up to the nominal “maximum”
increase rapidly. If the supply cu
generator’s marginal cost will b
segment. When referring to such
its marginal cost is $30 as is the c
of a generator’s supply curve to
termed its variable cost. This is n
term’s normal usage which refer
1-6.6 SCARCITY RENT
“Scarcity rent” has no
meanings.4
Although
to careful analysis. H
close to the popular m
minus variable cost.5
E
rent.
In the figure at th
generators are produci
either generator more
produce more. In this
rents.
With demand reduc
generators of type G2 h
earn no scarcity rent; th
tors of type G1 are stil
to pay their variable
variable cost of $1,00
$950/MWh because G
commonly be seen as
with an important concept of econ
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
13. 5
Wholesale electricity pricing
Traditionally regulated market Fully liberalized market
Regulated prices:
• cover generation costs
• acceptable profit
Priced:
• at marginal cost
• including scarcity rents
Wholesale
electricity
pricing
• guaranteed acceptable
return on investments
• subsidies (open or covert)
• scarcity rents reach the
right level at equilibrium
Incentive for
new capacity
addition
price = AC + profit price = long-term MCModeling
3. Personal communication from Joe Bow
4. Samuelson (1973, 623) comes close to
are the results of a natural scarcity.” His d
definition of scarcity rent given here.
5. This is greater than short-run profit by
ignored until Part 3.
tive price equals that marginal co
matter for the “simplified” diagr
This book also will use the s
vertical segments literally. Such
up to the nominal “maximum”
increase rapidly. If the supply cu
generator’s marginal cost will b
segment. When referring to such
its marginal cost is $30 as is the c
of a generator’s supply curve to
termed its variable cost. This is n
term’s normal usage which refer
1-6.6 SCARCITY RENT
“Scarcity rent” has no
meanings.4
Although
to careful analysis. H
close to the popular m
minus variable cost.5
E
rent.
In the figure at th
generators are produci
either generator more
produce more. In this
rents.
With demand reduc
generators of type G2 h
earn no scarcity rent; th
tors of type G1 are stil
to pay their variable
variable cost of $1,00
$950/MWh because G
commonly be seen as
with an important concept of econ
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
14. 6
European electricity market
2014
Largely liberalized market
Situation of overcapacity
⇒ no scarcity
⇒ no scarcity rents
⇒ no incentive to build
new capacity
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
15. 2050which evolution?
6
European electricity market
2014
Largely liberalized market
Situation of overcapacity
⇒ no scarcity
⇒ no scarcity rents
⇒ no incentive to build
new capacity
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
16. 2050which evolution?
6
European electricity market
2014
Largely liberalized market
Situation of overcapacity
⇒ no scarcity
⇒ no scarcity rents
⇒ no incentive to build
new capacity
Fully liberalized?
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
17. 2050which evolution?
6
European electricity market
2014
Largely liberalized market
Situation of overcapacity
⇒ no scarcity
⇒ no scarcity rents
⇒ no incentive to build
new capacity
Fully liberalized?
Or a mix ?
with capacity markets?
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
18. 7
ELECTRA
• ELECTRA : Electricity markets and trade in Switzerland and its
neighbouring countries
• Project partners:
• Econability, Bern (lead)
Sophie Maire, Frank Vöhringer
• EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marc Vielle, Frédéric Babonneau, Philippe Thalmann
• PSI, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen
Rajesh Pattupara, Kannan Ramachandran, Hal Turton
• Financed by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
38. 13
Costs and prices
Wholesale electricity prices assumptions with regards to average
and marginal cost from the CROSSTEM model.
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
39. 14
Costs and prices
Regulated market:
Price = AC + 2% profit
Wholesale electricity prices assumptions with regards to average
and marginal cost from the CROSSTEM model.
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
40. 15
Costs and prices
Regulated market:
Price = AC + 2% profit
Liberalized market
Price(>2025) = MC
Liberalized market
Price(<2025) = f(AC,MC)
Wholesale electricity prices assumptions with regards to average
and marginal cost from the CROSSTEM model.
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
44. 17
MC and AC variation
MC Regulated market
MC Liberalized market
Percentage change of the marginal cost and average cost in the TAX scenarios for
liberalized and regulated markets, relative to the respective baselines
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
45. 18
MC and AC variation
MC Regulated market
MC Liberalized market
Percentage change of the marginal cost and average cost in the TAX scenarios for
liberalized and regulated markets, relative to the respective baselines
AC Regulated market
AC Liberalized market
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
46. 19
Wholesale electricity prices variation
Electricity price
Liberalized market
Percentage change of electricity generation price in the TAX scenarios
for liberalized and regulated markets, relative to the respective baselines
Electricity price
Regulated market
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
47. 20
User prices variation
User price of electricity
Liberalized market
Percentage change of the user price for electricity in the TAX scenarios
for liberalized and regulated markets, relative to the respective baselines
User price of electricity
Regulated market
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
TAX
48. 21
Electricity demand variation
Electricity demand
Liberalized market
Percentage change of electricity demand for the TAX scenarios for
liberalized and regulated markets, relative to the respective baselines
Electricity demand
Regulated market
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion
49. 22
Conclusion
• Assumptions on the future evolution of electricity market regulation
have an impact on the modeling results.
• In our simulations, the electricity demand reduction fostered by
market based policies are stronger in a liberalized setting than for a
regulated market.
Electricity markets
ELECTRA framework
Scenarios
Results
Conclusion