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@article{Gabrek.2025,

title = {How the correlation between electricity prices and emission intensity affects the economic and ecological potential of industrial demand-side flexibility measures},

author = {Nadine Gabrek and Stefan Seifermann},

doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145863},

issn = {09596526},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},

volume = {518},

pages = {145863},

abstract = {In the scope of the energy transition, many studies proclaim the high potential of industrial demand-side 

 

management for providing flexibility to support the integration of volatile renewable energies into the energy 

 

system. By shifting loads from times with high emission intensity of the electricity mix to times with lower 

 

emissions, demand-side flexibility further contributes to an indirect reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 

 

Although contributions to climate neutrality are welcome for marketing purposes, corporate decision-making 

 

processes are mainly driven by cost-based factors. Consequently, flexibility measures are primarily managed 

 

with a view to maximizing cost savings. 

 

In order to investigate the relationship between cost savings and the emissions reduction potential of flexibility 

 

measures, this study analyses the correlation between price signals of the day-ahead market and the emission 

 

intensity of the German electricity mix. In addition, the deviations in the cost and emissions savings of flexibility 

 

measures are evaluated by optimizing them with regard to the highest possible cost savings and the maximum 

 

reduction in emissions. 

 

While there is a strong correlation between the day-ahead price and emission intensity, the two optimization 

 

approaches show considerable differences in cost and emissions savings. The results indicate that a purely 

 

electricity price-driven management of flexibility measures does not exploit a large part of the potential emis1sions reduction. This gap can be closed by providing suitable incentives to prioritize emissions reduction more 

 

strongly in the management of flexibility measures or by taking better account of the current emission intensity 

 

of the electricity mix in electricity pricing.},

keywords = {Flexibilit{ä}tsvermarktung},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Gabrek.2025b,

title = {How the correlation between electricity prices and emission intensity affects the economic and ecological potential of industrial demand-side flexibility measures},

author = {Nadine Gabrek and Stefan Seifermann},

doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145863},

issn = {09596526},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},

volume = {518},

pages = {145863},

abstract = {In the scope of the energy transition, many studies proclaim the high potential of industrial demand-side 

 

management for providing flexibility to support the integration of volatile renewable energies into the energy 

 

system. By shifting loads from times with high emission intensity of the electricity mix to times with lower 

 

emissions, demand-side flexibility further contributes to an indirect reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 

 

Although contributions to climate neutrality are welcome for marketing purposes, corporate decision-making 

 

processes are mainly driven by cost-based factors. Consequently, flexibility measures are primarily managed 

 

with a view to maximizing cost savings. 

 

In order to investigate the relationship between cost savings and the emissions reduction potential of flexibility 

 

measures, this study analyses the correlation between price signals of the day-ahead market and the emission 

 

intensity of the German electricity mix. In addition, the deviations in the cost and emissions savings of flexibility 

 

measures are evaluated by optimizing them with regard to the highest possible cost savings and the maximum 

 

reduction in emissions. 

 

While there is a strong correlation between the day-ahead price and emission intensity, the two optimization 

 

approaches show considerable differences in cost and emissions savings. The results indicate that a purely 

 

electricity price-driven management of flexibility measures does not exploit a large part of the potential emis1sions reduction. This gap can be closed by providing suitable incentives to prioritize emissions reduction more 

 

strongly in the management of flexibility measures or by taking better account of the current emission intensity 

 

of the electricity mix in electricity pricing.},

keywords = {Flexibilit{ä}tsvermarktung},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}