Research-Thesis Comparative Analysis of Grid Tariff Structures and their consequences in the Netherlands, Finland and Hungary

Abstract

The thesis is a comparative analysis of the electricity grid tariffs and wider market environment of the Netherlands, Finland and Hungary. With literature review, descriptive and comparative statistics it attempts to present the key differences and similarities between the three countries. The study concludes that the exclusion of volumetric tariffs does lead to more volatility both in higher and lower prices, mixed ones tend to prefer volumetric and fixed when faced with uncertainty and have greater resilience to changes while mainly excluding capacity based tariffs leads to stability but also a level of stagnation. The findings however also acknowledge the complexity of the topic and the many influencing factors, such as government regulations, policy goals and external changes. It states that further research is needed in the topic.