Analysis of Electricity Market Prices Using Multidimensional Scaling

This paper studies the impact of the energy upon electricity markets using Multidimensional Scaling (MDS). Data from major energy and electricity markets is considered. Several maps produced by MDS are presented and discussed revealing that this method is useful for understanding the correlation bet...

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Main Author: Azevedo, Filipe (author)
Other Authors: Machado, J. A. Tenreiro (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7004
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/7004
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Summary:This paper studies the impact of the energy upon electricity markets using Multidimensional Scaling (MDS). Data from major energy and electricity markets is considered. Several maps produced by MDS are presented and discussed revealing that this method is useful for understanding the correlation between them. Furthermore, the results help electricity markets agents hedging against Market Clearing Price (MCP) volatility.