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Non-renewable and intermittent renewable energy sources: friends and foes?
baranes, edmond; Jacqmin, Julien; poudou, jean-christophe
2015
 

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Keywords :
renewable energy production; natural gas; complementarity
Abstract :
[en] This paper studies the links between non-renewable and intermittent renewable energy sources in the production of electricity. We argue that the relationship between the price of natural gas and investments in solar and wind capacity is represented by a bell-shaped curve, as opposed to being linear. Hence, for relatively low natural gas prices, the two modes of production are substitutes. After a price threshold is reached, the two are complementary. A theoretical model explains this as the trade-off resulting from two forces: the input price differential of these two modes of production and the risks related to the unpredictable nature of renewable energy. Using U.S. state-level data from 1998 to 2012, we find that this relationship is robust to various empirical specifications.
Disciplines :
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...)
Author, co-author :
baranes, edmond;  University of Montpellier > Lameta
Jacqmin, Julien ;  Université de Liège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie politique et finances publiques
poudou, jean-christophe
Language :
English
Title :
Non-renewable and intermittent renewable energy sources: friends and foes?
Publication date :
2015
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