期刊
ENERGY ECONOMICS
卷 53, 期 -, 页码 270-280出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.04.022
关键词
Capacity mechanism; Capacity market; Peak-load electricity generation; Investment incentives; Renewable energy; Real options
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We assess the effect of capacity payments on investments in gas-fired power plants in the presence of different degrees of renewable energy technology (RET) penetration. Low variable cost renewables increasingly make investments in gas-fired generation unprofitable. At the same time, growing feed-in from intermittent RETs amplifies fluctuations in power generation, thus entailing the need for flexible buffer capacity currently mostly gas-fired power plants. A real options approach is applied to evaluate investment decisions and timing of a single investor in gas-fired power generation, We investigate the necessity and effectiveness of capacity payments. Our model incorporates multiple uncertainties and assesses the effect of capacity payments under different degrees of RET penetration. In a numerical study, we implement stochastic processes for peak-load electricity prices and natural gas prices. We find that capacity payments are an effective measure to promote new gas-fired generation projects. Especially in times of high renewable feed-in, capacity payments are required to incentivize peak-load investments. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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