Hourly U.S. Electricity Generation

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Steve Cicala, Tufts University

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  build_US_hourly_generation 08/15/2021 01:51:PM

Project Citation: 

Cicala, Steve. Hourly U.S. Electricity Generation. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-01-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E146802V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This deposit combines data from https://doi.org/10.3886/E146782V1 and https://doi.org/10.3886/E146801V1 to produce files containing the hourly generation, costs, and capacities of virtually all power plants in the lower 48 United States between 1999-2012 for their use in "Data and Code for: Imperfect Markets versus Imperfect Regulation in U.S. Electricity Generation" (https://doi.org/10.3886/E115467V1).



Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Electricity; Energy Information Administration; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Tennessee Valley Authority; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers; U.S. Solar Radiation Database; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      L10 Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General
      L51 Economics of Regulation
      L94 Electric Utilities
      Q40 Energy: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1999 – 1/1/2012
Universe:  View help for Universe Power plants / Generation units in the lower 48 states.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; program source code


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