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dc.contributor.authorFleten, Stein-Erik
dc.contributor.authorLinnerud, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorMolnar, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNygård, Maria Tandberg
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T12:38:28Z
dc.date.available2021-04-30T12:38:28Z
dc.date.created2016-08-25T15:27:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationEnergy. 2016, 116 498-506.
dc.identifier.issn0360-5442
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2740620
dc.description.abstractUsing data from 214 hydropower projects in Norway we study whether investors in renewable energy projects exert discretion about the timing of investment decisions. We know from interviews with these investors that they do not use the real options model; however, we would like to learn whether they act consistently with this approach. These investments were expected to be supported financially through renewable policy schemes, but were not during the time period we consider. We calculate subsidies implied by investors' decisions using both real options and net present value models and compare these expected subsidies with subsidies observed in a very closely related market (Sweden). Our analysis indicates that our assumed real options model implies expected subsidies that align well with the ones observed. If we assume investors used a net present value model, the corresponding implied subsidies are close to zero. However, we know from interviews with investors that they did expect subsidies. We therefore conclude that the real options model is a meaningful descriptor of the observed investment behavior.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleGreen electricity investment timing in practice: Real options or net present value?
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionacceptedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber498-506
dc.source.volume116
dc.source.journalEnergy
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.114
dc.identifier.cristin1375547
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 228811
cristin.unitcode7475,0,0,0
cristin.unitnameCICERO Senter for klimaforskning
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextpostprint
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