The long-run marginal cost of electricity in rural regions. A methodology for calculating the real cost of electricity

dc.contributor.author	Soldatos, PG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:42:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:42:08Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en
dc.identifier.issn	01409883	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/438
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dc.subject	Electricity	en
dc.subject	Marginal cost	en
dc.subject	Rural regions	en
dc.subject.other	cost calculation	en
dc.subject.other	economic viability	en
dc.subject.other	electricity cost	en
dc.subject.other	electricity generation	en
dc.subject.other	long-term cost	en
dc.subject.other	marginal cost	en
dc.subject.other	marginal cost approach	en
dc.subject.other	methodological advance	en
dc.subject.other	rural area	en
dc.subject.other	rural electrification	en
dc.title	The long-run marginal cost of electricity in rural regions. A methodology for calculating the real cost of electricity	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1991	en
heal.abstract	The estimation of the real (economic) cost of fuels, although essential for the appraisal of economic viability of the various energy technologies, is often neglected. One of the most interesting cases is the calculation of the real cost of electricity, because of the complexity of its generation and distribution process. This cost is sometimes estimated by means of large computerized models of the energy sector, but usually the lack of detail in such models gives unsatisfactory results. For many sectoral studies an overall average is not sufficient, especially when cost differences from sector to sector are significant, as for example in the case of rural electrification, where the real cost of electricity is in general much higher than the national average, because of outstanding transmission and distribution expenses. This paper describes a simple but systematic marginal cost approach for the estimation of the cost of electricity delivered to rural regions by paying particular attention to the distance of the final consumer from the grid and the seasonability of rural demand patterns. © 1991.	en
heal.journalName	Energy Economics	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.volume	13	en
dc.identifier.spage	187	en
dc.identifier.epage	198	en