Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/67259 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6842
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Thermal-based power stations rely on water for cooling purposes. These water sources may be subject to incidents of scarcity, environmental regulations and competing economic concerns. This paper analyses the effect of water scarcity and increased river temperatures on German electricity prices from 2002 to 2009. Having controlled for demand effects, the results indicate that the electricity price is significantly impacted by both a change in river temperatures and the relative abundance of river water. An implication is that future climate change will affect electricity prices not only through changes in demand, but also via increased water temperatures and scarcity.
Subjects: 
thermal-based power
water scarcity
water-energy nexus
JEL: 
Q25
Q41
Q5
C3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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