TY  - RPRT
        AU  - McDermott, Grant R.
AU  - Nilsen, Øivind Anti
        TI  - Electricity Prices, River Temperatures and Cooling Water Scarcity
        PY  - 2012/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6842
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6842
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - water scarcity
KW  - thermal-based power
KW  - water-energy nexus
        ER  -