New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2025) | Viewed by 1281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy economics; energy markets; environmental economics; applied statistics; applied economics; economic evaluation of investments projects; real option evaluation; public economics and utility regulation; carbon emissions
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Interests: electric power systems; smart grids; active distribution networks; electricity and ancillary services markets
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The energy transition process requires a structural change in the energy markets and in the electrical systems, in order to include more players and increase the penetration of renewable energy sources, increasing efficiency and maintain system security.
Local electricity markets (energy markets, balancing markets, or single markets) see the presence of several agents whose roles must be redesigned considering market forces. Distribution system operators are managing grids where multiple agents produce and consume energy; small and medium agents shall be allowed to participate in the market and new agents can decide to invest in production (or in aggregation). Among new market agents, energy communities are new associations of consumers and prosumers for a more inclusive energy market. To fully exploit the potential of such new actors from both technical and economic standpoints, market and management frameworks should address their inclusion within the power system with clear rules and procedures.
Policy targets need evaluation tools, test models, and operational guidelines that ensure that objectives are achieved efficiently and fairly.
Topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
- Design of electricity markets;
- New players in the energy markets;
- Business models for aggregators;
- The role of DSOs in future energy markets;
- Investment evaluation in new energy markets;
- Policy evaluation in the energy sector;
- Impact of renewable production on electricity markets;
- Efficiency in energy systems;
- TSO-DSO coordination schemes;
- Flexibility market impact on distribution system management;
- Control frameworks for local energy aggregators.
Dr. Marina Bertolini
Dr. Massimiliano Coppo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- local electricity markets
- renewable integration
- balancing markets
- energy communities
- cost–benefit analysis for energy projects
- energy aggregators
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