We address the optimal timing of investment in gas pipelines when the demand for gas is stochastic. We will show that this is a problem that can be solved in theory, but the practical solution depends on functions and ...

This paper studies the electricity market design, long run problem of ensuring enough generation capacity to meet future demand (resource adequacy). Reform processes worldwide have shown that it is difficult that the market ...

This paper presents a case study of regulation of natural gas pricing in Mexico as a case of “successful” policy research. Studies done under an academic agreement between the Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) and the ...

This paper discusses the main issues of the impact of the LNG development in the Northwestern Coast of Mexico on the regional prices of natural gas.

La Comisión Reguladora de Energía de México implementó a mediados de los noventa una regla que vincula el precio del gas natural mexicano con el del Houston Ship Channel. Éste reflejó, en aquel momento, un mercado ...

This paper aims to explain the motivations and strategies for reform in the Mexican Electricity Sector. Our focus is on the effects of politically organized interests, such as unions and parties, on the process of reform. ...

At the present time, solar power is not a competitive fuel for supplying electricity to the grid in the United States. However, an economic model developed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) forecasts ...