Security of supply in the Dutch electricity market: the role of reliability options Report IIT-03-084IC

Security of supply in the Dutch electricity market: the role of reliability options 3 Security of supply in the Dutch electricity market: the role of reliability options Security of supply in the Dutch electricity market: the role of reliability options 5 Acknowledgments This work has benefited from the previous experience of the authors in the reliability options mechanism, which originated at a research project developed for the Association of Electricity Generators of Colombia (Acolgen). Undoubtedly, the report in its present form has been significantly improved by the interaction with the DTe staff whose insightful comments and discussions have contributed to a number of relevant point in this draft paper. We are in debt with Gijsbert Zwart, Carel van der Lippe, Kees-Jan Kuijlaars and Rudi Hakvoort, from DTe, as well as with Laurens de Vries, from T. U. Delft, for their contributions. As usual, all remaining errors are ours.