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The purpose of this paper is to survey the theoretical debate and the practical problems of long-term investment in electricity. It discusses fundamental aspects of investment in electricity such as the interdependencies between generation and grid investment, free-riding problems, and the investment signals of different network access regimes. Especially, the externalities that are created by the...