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The Efficient Design of Contracts To Purchase Cogenerated Powers

Abstract:
This paper analyzes long-term power purchase contracts between an electric utility and a cogenerating facility and suggests ways to improve them. It discusses the best way to construct the contract payment structure in light of the given avoided cost structure; analyzing in detail the harmful incentives to low maintenance and how to avoid them. The paper concludes that the method it describes can be used to aid in the better design of contract provisions that will remedy the problem of incentives to low maintenance.

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Energy Specializations: Electricity – Generation Technologies; Electricity – Markets and Prices ; Electricity – Policy and Regulation

JEL Codes: Q48: Energy: Government Policy, Q41: Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices, L94: Electric Utilities, G12: Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

Keywords: Electric utilities, Cogeneration, Power purchase contracts

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol11-No2-6

Published in Volume 11, Number 2 of the bi-monthly journal of the IAEE's Energy Economics Education Foundation.

 

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