We propose a combined merchant-regulatory framework for incentives to expand the large interregional transmission links of the Mexican transmission network. We make an initial implementation of a pricing two-part tariff ...

This paper looks at various models that address strategic behavior in the supply of gas. The paper has three very strong technical results. First, the netback pricing rule leads to discontinuities in Pemex's revenue function. ...

Electricity transmission has become the pivotal industry segment for electricity restructuring. Yet, little is known about the shape of transmission cost functions. Reasons for this can be a lack of consensus about ...

This paper examines the Hogan-Rosellón-Vogelsang (2007) (HRV) incentive mechanism for transmission expansion, and tests it for different network topologies. This new mechanism is based upon redefining transmission output ...

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 ...

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 the elements considered in the design of the natural gas distribution franchises for the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (ZMCM). Fostering efficient development of the natural gas distribution system ...

We examine regulation of distribution tariffs in the Mexican natural gas industry. Average revenue in each period is constrained not to exceed an upper bound and is calculated as the ratio of total revenue to output in the ...

Natural gas in Mexico is produced by a state monopoly (Pemex). The price of gas at the Houston Ship Channel and the arbitration point between imported gas and gas produced in Mexico is used in a formula based on the netback ...

Recent developments suggtst that solar panels that are expected to be in production by early 2002 will be able to compete with gas priced at $2.50 to $3.50 in the southern United States. If the cost of solar power continues ...