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Electricity Markets Pricing, Structures and Economics Chris Harris Electricity Markets For other titles in the Wiley Finance Series please see www.wiley.com/finance Electricity Markets Pricing, Structures and Economics Chris Harris Copyright©2006 JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester, WestSussexPO198SQ,England Telephone (+44)1243779777 Email(forordersandcustomerserviceenquiries):[email protected] VisitourHomePageonwww.wiley.com AllRightsReserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemor transmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanningor otherwise,exceptunderthetermsoftheCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988orunderthetermsofa licenceissuedbytheCopyrightLicensingAgencyLtd,90TottenhamCourtRoad,LondonW1T4LP,UK, withoutthepermissioninwritingofthePublisher.RequeststothePublishershouldbeaddressedtothe PermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex PO198SQ,England,[email protected],orfaxedto(+44)1243770620. Designationsusedbycompaniestodistinguishtheirproductsareoftenclaimedastrademarks.Allbrand namesandproductnamesusedinthisbookaretradenames,servicemarks,trademarksorregistered trademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.ThePublisherisnotassociatedwithanyproductorvendor mentionedinthisbook. Thispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateandauthoritativeinformationinregardtothesubjectmatter covered.ItissoldontheunderstandingthatthePublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservices. Ifprofessionaladviceorotherexpertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessional shouldbesought. OtherWileyEditorialOffices JohnWiley&SonsInc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ07030,USA Jossey-Bass,989MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94103-1741,USA Wiley-VCHVerlagGmbH,Boschstr.12,D-69469Weinheim,Germany JohnWiley&SonsAustraliaLtd,42McDougallStreet,Milton,Queensland4064,Australia JohnWiley&Sons(Asia)PteLtd,2ClementiLoop#02-01,JinXingDistripark,Singapore129809 JohnWiley&SonsCanadaLtd,22WorcesterRoad,Etobicoke,Ontario,CanadaM9W1L1 Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsinprintmaynot beavailableinelectronicbooks. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN-13978-0-470-01158-4(HB) ISBN-100-470-01158-0(HB) Typesetin10/12ptTimesbyIntegraSoftwareServicesPvt.Ltd,Pondicherry,India PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyAntonyRoweLtd,Chippenham,Wiltshire Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaperresponsiblymanufacturedfromsustainableforestryinwhichatleast twotreesareplantedforeachoneusedforpaperproduction. To Sally, for patience, and everything else Contents Preface xix Acknowledgements xxi Introduction 1 1 The Basics 7 1.1 How electricity works 7 1.2 Early development of the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) 10 1.3 The lifecycle of electric power 12 1.4 Development, structure, coordination, legislation of the ESI 14 1.5 New ownership structure 15 1.6 Selected country examples 16 1.6.1 Europe 16 1.6.2 Development in the Americas 18 1.6.3 Australasia 19 1.6.4 Asia 20 1.6.5 Africa and the Middle East 20 2 Structure, Operation and Management of the Electricity Supply Chain 21 2.1 Energy sources 21 2.1.1 Fossil fuel 22 2.1.2 Nuclear 26 2.1.3 Renewable combustible matter 26 2.1.4 ‘Hot’ natural energy 26 2.1.5 ‘Cold’ natural energy 27 2.1.6 Hydrogen 27 2.1.7 Stored 27 2.1.8 Consumables 28 2.1.9 Integration of energy sourcing and power generation 28

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