The future of Swiss hydropower: how to distribute the risk and the profits?

Abstract Low electricity prices put economic pressure on hydropower companies. A more flexible water fee design can counteract this pressure and support hydropower companies during times when market revenues are low. However, this comes at the cost of lower revenues for resource owners. Using a samp...

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Main Authors: Mirjam Kosch, Regina Betz, Thomas Geissmann, Moritz Schillinger, Hannes Weigt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0