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Demand Response – A Decisive Breakthrough for Europe

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  • Added:Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
  • Writer(s):VaasaETT, CapGemini, Enerdata
  • Publication Date:2008
  • Publisher:VaasaETT, CapGemini, Enerdata
  • Abstract:Capgemini, VaasaETT and Enerdata have partnered to explore the current development of DR throughout the EU-15, to quantify its future potential, and to identify the pre-requisites for the efficient fulfillment of its potential by 2020. The outcome is a dynamic scenario which is ambitious albeit theoretically compelling, and in our view a necessary goal for Europe. In this scenario, our calculations show that DR alone achieves 25-50% of the EU’s 2020 targets concerning energy savings and CO2 emission reductions, as well as pre-empting the need for the equivalent of 150 medium size thermal plants in EU-15.
  • Comment(s):A short, concise report with analysis and foresight.
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Electricity Market Reforms in the Nordic Countries – Historical Evolution and Differences in Customer Choice Behaviour

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  • Added:Sunday, April 18th, 2010
  • Writer(s):Toshio Ariu (CRIEPI), Philip E. Lewis (VaasaETT), Hisanori Goto (CRIEPI), Christophe Dromacque (VaasaETT), Jessica Strömbäck (VaasaETT).
  • Publication Date:2009
  • Publisher:The Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry of Japan (CRIEPI)
  • URL:http://criepi.denken.or.jp/en/publications/criepi_report/index.html
  • Abstract:Report jointly written by CRIEPI (The Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry of Japan), and VaasaETT, looking at Nordic Customer Switching and Choice Behaviour. In this study, which was based on documentary research and interview surveys, four Nordic countries were targeted to ascertain the circumstances under which these countries introduced retail competition and to uncover the details of the institution of retail competition. The study also compared and evaluated electricity prices and the trends in the number of customers that have switched suppliers following electricity reform. In addition, the study clarified the market strategies of electric power companies in Nordic countries and the changes that took place in their corporate performance. Moreover, based on the findings of a survey conducted after electricity reform in Japan, the study examined the implications that the evaluation of Nordic countries might have for electricity reform in Japan, and from the customer perspective.
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