Economics and Design of Capacity Markets for the Power Sector
Peter Cramton and Axel Ockenfels ,
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Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft
113-134
June
2012
Abstract

Capacity markets are a means to assure resource adequacy. The need for a capacity market stems from several market failures the most prominent of which is the absence of a robust demand-side. Limited demand response makes market clearing problematic in times of scarcity. We present the economic motivation for a capacity market, present one specific market design that utilizes the best design features from various resource adequacy approaches analyzed in the literature, and we discuss other instruments to deal with the problems.

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