The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits?

Kosch, Mirjam; Betz, Regina; Geissmann, Thomas; Schillinger, Moritz; Weigt, Hannes

doi:10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23285

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits?
Authors:	Kosch, Mirjam Betz, Regina Geissmann, Thomas Schillinger, Moritz Weigt, Hannes
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0 10.21256/zhaw-23285
Published in:	Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik
Volume(Issue):	157
Issue:	5
Page(s):	1
Pages to:	17
Issue Date:	2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Peter Lang
ISSN:	2235-6282 0303-9692
Language:	English
Subjects:	Distributional impact; Hydropower; Natural resource rents; Water fee
Subject (DDC):	333.79: Energy
Abstract:	Low electricity prices put economic pressure on hydropower companies. A more flexible water fee design can counteract this pressure and support hydropower companies during times when market revenues are low. However, this comes at the cost of lower revenues for resource owners. Using a sample of cost data for 62 companies and revenue data derived from an electricity market model, we have quantified this trade-off for the case of Switzerland. We found that electricity market price developments dominate changes in water fees and that for the profitability of hydropower, electricity prices are more important than water fee levels. However, with electricity prices of around CHF 40 per MWh, water fees can make the difference between profit and loss. Therefore, while flexible water fee regimes shift the market risk from producers to resource owners to some extent, the extent of this risk shift depends on the detailed design of the flexible regime.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23285
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Kosch, M., Betz, R., Geissmann, T., Schillinger, M., & Weigt, H. (2021). The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits? Schweizerische Zeitschrift Für Volkswirtschaft Und Statistik, 157(5), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0

Kosch, M. et al. (2021) ‘The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits?’, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik, 157(5), pp. 1–17. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0.

M. Kosch, R. Betz, T. Geissmann, M. Schillinger, and H. Weigt, “The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits?,” Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik, vol. 157, no. 5, pp. 1–17, 2021, doi: 10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0.

KOSCH, Mirjam, Regina BETZ, Thomas GEISSMANN, Moritz SCHILLINGER und Hannes WEIGT, 2021. The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits? Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik. 2021. Bd. 157, Nr. 5, S. 1–17. DOI 10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0

Kosch, Mirjam, Regina Betz, Thomas Geissmann, Moritz Schillinger, and Hannes Weigt. 2021. “The Future of Swiss Hydropower : How to Distribute the Risk and the Profits?” Schweizerische Zeitschrift Für Volkswirtschaft Und Statistik 157 (5): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0.

Kosch, Mirjam, et al. “The Future of Swiss Hydropower : How to Distribute the Risk and the Profits?” Schweizerische Zeitschrift Für Volkswirtschaft Und Statistik, vol. 157, no. 5, 2021, pp. 1–17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0.