The scissors effect : how structural trends and government intervention are damaging major European electricity companies and affecting consumers /
Robinson, David(David G.),author.
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies,issuing body.
Title from cover.
"August 2015"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The majors in trouble : the scissors effect -- Stagnant or negative demand growth -- The growth of intermittent renewable power -- The growing importance of consumer demand response -- Impact of the scissors effect on markets for natural gas and coal -- Government intervention -- Case study : the Irsching CCGT plants -- Concluding comments.
Electric utilities
Intervention (Federal government)
Electric power consumption