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Complete retail competition electric market model

Under complete retail competition the utility has

Congestion management

Transmission congestion occurs when there is insuf

Core customers

Customers considered to be core customers are thos

Curtailment

A curtailment is an event where energy services ar

Day-ahead energy

Day-ahead energy refers to electricity scheduled i

Demand response (DR)

Demand response, or DR, is a form of demand side m

Demand side management (DSM)

Demand side management (DSM) is the modification o

Demand-side competition

To ensure market liquidity in competitive markets,

Deregulation (electricity)

The term deregulation describes modification of re

Deregulation (natural gas)

The term deregulation describes modification of re

Distribution network operator (DNO)

A distribution network operator, also called a DNO

Distribution system operator (DSO)

One potential model proposed to manage the schedul

Distribution system platform provider (DSPP)

The distribution system platform provider (DSPP) i

Duck curve

The duck curve is the name given to the shape of t

Economic dispatch

Economic dispatch, also called least-cost economic

Electric generation capital costs

Capital costs are the upfront costs necessary to c

Electric generation levelized costs

The levelized cost of electric generation is a mea

Electric generation variable costs

The variable cost of electric generation is a meas

Electric industry history

The word electricity is derived from the Latin wor

Electric market structure

The electric market structure describes the way th