Overview
An accessible overview of the origins of electricity markets from a social science perspective
Takes an interdisciplinary approach including examples from a number of European contexts
An invaluable resource for researchers and policy analysts interested in the reform of electricity markets
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Part III
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About this book
Making Energy Markets charts the emergence and early evolution of electricity markets in western Europe, covering the decade from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Liberalising electricity marked a radical deviation from the established paradigm of state-controlled electricity systems which had become established across Europe after the Second World War. By studying early liberalisation processes in Britain and the Nordic region, and analysing the role of the EEC, the book shows that the creation of electricity markets involved political decisions about the feasibility and desirability of introducing competition into electricity supply industries. Competition introduced risks, so in designing the process politicians needed to evaluate who the likely winners and losers might be and the degree to which competition would impact key national industries reliant on cross-subsidies from the electricity sector, in particular coal mining, nuclear power and energy intensive production. The book discusses how an understanding of the origins of electricity markets and their political character can inform contemporary debates about renewables and low carbon energy transitions.
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About the author
Ronan Bolton is an interdisciplinary energy researcher with a background in mechanical engineering and environmental social science. His work examines the interconnected policy, market and regulatory challenges of transforming carbon based energy systems. His particular research interests are focused in the areas of energy network regulation and system integration, along with the the history and development of liberalisation processes in the energy sector.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Making Energy Markets
Book Subtitle: The Origins of Electricity Liberalisation in Europe
Authors: Ronan Bolton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90075-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90074-8Published: 02 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90077-9Published: 03 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90075-5Published: 01 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 360
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology, general, Human Geography, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Social Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work and Community Development