Table 1 Data source and database of the input parameters of the merit order model
| Input Parameter | Source | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity demand | Grid data of transmission system operators [10,11,12,13] and selected regional network operators | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Wind power | Grid data of transmission system operators | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Photovoltaic | Grid data of transmission system operators | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Run-of-river power stations | EEX Transparency (2011) [14] | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Biomass | No published load profile available | Approach for the estimation of an idealised biomass load profile according to ISET (2009) [15] |
| Geothermal power | No published load profile available | Due to minor present and anticipated future significance not taken into account in the MOM |
| Waste-to-energy plants | No published load profile available | Assumption: constant base load production Annual values according to BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Heat-controlled cogeneration plants | No published load profile available, no data available on the installed capacity of heat-controlled cogeneration plants Bundeskartellamt [16]: sub-day distribution of the feed-in of heat-controlled cogeneration plants | Assumption: installed net capacity = 8800 MWel |
| Transboundary electricity transfer | Grid data of transmission system operators | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Pump- and seasonal-storages | EEX Transparency (2011) [14] | Scaled to the annual values of BMWi (2013) [9] |
| Marginal cost dependent power plants | List of all active power plants [17] | complemented by net installed capacity and efficiency from direct publications by power plant operators or assumption of data from technically comparable power plants |
| Emission factors | Regulations on allocation of GHG emission allowances (German: Verordnung über die Zuteilung von Treibhausgas-Emissionsberechtigungen) [18] | |
| Commodity prices | European Energy Exchange (EEX) Group; Energate [19, 20] | |
| CO2 certificate prices | European Energy Exchange (EEX) Group [19] | |
| Plant availability | EEX Transparency [21] |
