Energy Policy and Economics

  1. Economics of Energy Supply
    1. Resource Economics Fundamentals
      1. Resource Classification
        1. Renewable vs. Non-renewable Resources
          1. Flow vs. Stock Resources
            1. Common Pool vs. Private Resources
            2. Depletion Economics
              1. Hotelling's Rule for Exhaustible Resources
                1. Optimal Depletion Paths
                  1. Resource Rent and Scarcity Pricing
                    1. Empirical Evidence and Limitations
                    2. Resource Discovery and Technological Progress
                      1. Reserve Growth and New Discoveries
                        1. Technological Innovation Effects
                          1. Backstop Technologies
                        2. Renewable Resource Economics
                          1. Sustainable Yield Concepts
                            1. Resource Variability and Management
                              1. Renewable Resource Rent
                            2. Cost Structures in Energy Production
                              1. Fixed and Variable Cost Analysis
                                1. Capital Costs and Depreciation
                                  1. Operating and Maintenance Costs
                                    1. Fuel Costs and Price Volatility
                                    2. Economies of Scale and Scope
                                      1. Plant Size Optimization
                                        1. Learning by Doing Effects
                                          1. Scope Economies in Multi-product Firms
                                          2. Cost Competitiveness Metrics
                                            1. Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)
                                              1. LCOE Calculation Methodology
                                                1. Discount Rate Sensitivity
                                                  1. Technology Comparisons
                                                  2. Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS)
                                                    1. System-Level Cost Considerations
                                                    2. Technology Learning and Cost Reduction
                                                      1. Experience Curves and Learning Rates
                                                        1. Research and Development Spillovers
                                                          1. Market Size and Cost Reduction
                                                        2. Investment Economics
                                                          1. Project Valuation Methods
                                                            1. Net Present Value Analysis
                                                              1. Internal Rate of Return
                                                                1. Payback Period Analysis
                                                                  1. Real Options Valuation
                                                                  2. Risk Assessment and Management
                                                                    1. Market Risk Factors
                                                                      1. Price Volatility Risk
                                                                        1. Demand Risk
                                                                          1. Competition Risk
                                                                          2. Regulatory and Policy Risks
                                                                            1. Regulatory Change Risk
                                                                              1. Stranded Asset Risk
                                                                                1. Carbon Price Risk
                                                                                2. Technological and Operational Risks
                                                                                  1. Technology Performance Risk
                                                                                    1. Construction and Development Risk
                                                                                      1. Operating Risk
                                                                                    2. Financing Mechanisms
                                                                                      1. Debt vs. Equity Financing
                                                                                        1. Project Finance Structures
                                                                                          1. Public-Private Partnerships
                                                                                            1. Green Finance and ESG Considerations
                                                                                            2. Investment Cycles and Planning
                                                                                              1. Long-term Asset Planning
                                                                                                1. Capacity Expansion Models
                                                                                                  1. Retirement and Replacement Decisions

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