000 01611nab a2200169 4500
005 20260520000813.0
008 260224s2008 xxu
245 0 0 _aThe importance of incorporating reliability of supply criteria in a regulatory system of electricity distribution
_bAn empirical analysis for Austria
260 _cOct. 2008
270 _a2009-04-07 ; 2009-04-07
300 _a10 p. ; 3862-3871
520 _aTranscripción del resumen publicado por el autor: Grid tariffs are the main source of income for distribution system operators (DSOs). Reductions of tariffs increase the cost pressure on DSOs; assuming they work efficiently, tariff reductions potentially lead to a decrease of the electricity system's quality if no reliability of supply criteria are incorporated in the regulatory system. Our statistical analysis shows that the correlation between grid tariffs and electricity supply interruptions in a regulatory regime neglecting this incorporation is significant and that furthermore decreasing tariffs harm the reliability of supply even in the short run. Our econometric analysis of the influence of tariffs on reliability of supply shows a significant correlation between the grid tariffs and the duration of power outages in the Austrian electricity grid; an annual average interruption duration per installed capacity of a specific grid increases ceteris paribus by 1.36Â min if the grid tariff of this specific grid is decreased in the previous year by 1[euro]/MWh.
581 _a10
773 0 _tEnergy Policy
_g36
942 _cARTICULO
999 _c169484
_d169484