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Volatility spillovers in electricity markets: Evidence from the United States
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
  • Themistoclis Pantos, Zayed University
  • Stathis Polyzos, University of the Aegean
  • Angelos Armenatzoglou, University of the Aegean
  • Ilias Kampouris, University of the Aegean
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract

© 2019, Econjournals. All rights reserved. This paper examines the degree of market integration, as observed by measuring volatility spillovers, in selected wholesale electricity spot markets from United States. We choose markets located at interconnected and non-interconnected areas. We use a Multivariate GARCH framework, which allows us to model time varying correlations and to conclude whether the markets show evidence of interdependency. We estimate the variance-covariance and correlation structure, in order to observe the evolution of interactions among markets, accounting for asymmetric effects. We find evidence of significant correlations between interconnected markets, which are mainly due to electricity transmission, since the observed correlations are above 0.5, but our results show that the desired level of integration has not been accomplished yet. Nevertheless, full integration is not an objective target, unless new technologies offer a boost towards that direction. Our results suggest that we should move towards a more integrated market, through legislation reforms and investment in infrastructure, which could increase competition and could lead to capital savings through lower electricity prices. The unique selection of the markets under examination and the 4-variate BEKK model for electricity markets are special characteristics of this paper.

Publisher
Econjournals
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Asymmetric dynamic conditional correlation,
  • BEKK,
  • Electricity markets,
  • Energy markets,
  • Market integration
Scopus ID
85067252017
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Themistoclis Pantos, Stathis Polyzos, Angelos Armenatzoglou and Ilias Kampouris. "Volatility spillovers in electricity markets: Evidence from the United States" International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy Vol. 9 Iss. 4 (2019) p. 131 - 143 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/2146-4553" target="_blank">2146-4553</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/efstathios-polyzos/12/