Dr. Christian Winzer

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer

Focus

• Electricity Market Design
• Modelling Electricity- and Capacity Markets
• Definition and Measurement of Energy Security
• Design, Impact and Acceptance of Electricity Tariffs

Teaching

Introduction to energy economics

Experience

• Specialist Market Products and Analysis
  Swissgrid, Laufenburg, CH
  09 / 2015 - 03 / 2018
• Associate Director
  IHS Markit, Paris, FR
  02 / 2013 - 08 / 2015
• External Consultant
  German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, DE
  06 / 2012 - 12 / 2012
• Policy Advisor
  Department of Energy and Climate Change, London, UK
  02 / 2011 - 03 / 2012

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Management Science
  Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
  10 / 2008 - 03 / 2012
• MA & BA / Industrial Engineering
  University of Karlsruhe (KIT)
  09 / 2002 - 07 / 2008

Continuing Education

CAS Higher & Professional Education
ZHAW
06 / 2020

Network

Membership of networks

Strommarkttreffen CH

Social media

X (twitter)

Projects

• Relief in the electricity grid through innovative grid tariffs / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Network Tariffs for Decentral Load Control / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Integrating very high shares of decentralized renewable energy into the Swiss energy system: Electricity market design and policy / Team member / ongoing
• Positive Energy District Algorithms for Load Forecasting and Optimal Dispatch / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Pathways to an efficient future energy system through flexibility and sector coupling / Project leader / ongoing
• Digitalisation in the electricity sector put to the test: To the interplay of energy regulation, competition law and data protection / Project leader / completed
• Machine-Learning for Demand-Response / Co-project leader / completed
• Social Innovation for the Energy Transition / Team member / completed
• NETFLEX / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Ribó-Pérez, D., Gschwendtner, C., Winzer, C., Bjarghov, S., Schittekatte, T., & Yılmaz, S. (2025). Future electricity tariffs : designing electricity rates fit for the energy transition. Energy Policy, 202(114596). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114596
• Mellot, A., Moretti, C., Nuñez-Jimenez, A., Linder, J., Moro, N., Powell, S., Markard, J., Winzer, C., & Patt, A. (2025). Electrification, flexibility or both? : emerging trends in European energy policy. Energy Policy, 206(114725). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114725
• Deguenon, L., Yamegueu, D., Yan, B., Moussa Kadri, S., & Winzer, C. (2025). Impact of dynamic grid tariffs on grid-connected storage dispatch and revenues. Journal of Energy Storage, 120(116472). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116472
• Winzer, C., Ramírez-Molina, H., Hirth, L., & Schlecht, I. (2024). Profile contracts for electricity retail customers. Energy Policy, 195(114358). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114358
• Winzer, C., & Zhang, H. (2024). Cost focus versus comfort focus : evidence from a discrete choice experiment with Swiss residential electricity customers. The Energy Journal, 45(2), 209–235. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.45.2.cwin
• Winzer, C., & Hensler-Ludwig, P. (2024). Design and impact of grid tariffs. Energies, 17(6), 1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061364
• Sovacool, B. K., Brugger, H., Brunzema, I., Dańkowska, A., Wemyss, D., Vernay, A.-L., Betz, R., Avelino, F., de Geus, T., Dembek, A., Duetschke, E., Hielscher, S., Iskandarova, M., Müller, L., Musiolik, J., Ranville, A., Schleich, J., Stasik, A., Strumińska-Kutra, M., et al. (2023). Social innovation supports inclusive and accelerated energy transitions with appropriate governance. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00952-w
• Michellod, J. L., Kuch, D., Winzer, C., Patel, M. K., & Yilmaz, S. (2022). Building social license for automated demand-side management : case study research in the Swiss residential sector. Energies, 15(20), 7759. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15207759
• Ludwig, P., & Winzer, C. (2022). Tariff menus to avoid rebound peaks : results from a discrete choice experiment with Swiss customers. Energies, 15(17), 6354. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176354
• Chaianong, A., Winzer, C., & Gellrich, M. (2022). Impacts of traffic data on short-term residential load forecasting before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Strategy Reviews, 2022(43), 100895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100895

Books, peer-reviewed

Schleiniger, R., Betz, R., & Winzer, C. (2019). Der schweizerische Strommarkt zwischen Liberalisierung und Regulierung : eine ökonomische Auslegeordnung. Dike.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Mellot, A., Linder, J., Garrison, J., Winzer, C., Sansavini, G., & Meister, C. (2025, July 7). Exploratory analysis of direct load control policies for heat pumps in the future Swiss electricity system [Conference paper]. https://doi.org/10.1109/eem64765.2025.11050315
• Fischer, D., Brändle, F., Pleger, L. E., Rhyner, A., Winzer, C., & Wulf, B. (2021). Auswirkungen digitaler und analoger Partizipationsverfahren auf die Entscheidungsfindung : Ergebnisse einer quasi-experimentellen Fallstudie [Conference paper]. In M. K. Peter (ed.), Neues Wissen zur Digitalen Transformation: Forschungsbeiträge zu E-Government, zur Smart City und der digitalen Ökonomie: Davos Digital Forum Academic Track Sammelband 2020 (pp. 23–33). Davos Digital Forum & FHNW Hochschule für Wirtschaft.

Other publications

• Elsenbast, W., Trinkner, U., & Winzer, C. (2024). Dynamische Stromtarife : wie können sie für Haushalte und KMUs attraktiver werden? Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 2024(12), 57–63.
• Boogen, N., & Winzer, C. (2024). Households’ willingness to curtail electricity usage during winter shortages : a field experiment. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5037079
• Elsenbast, W., & Winzer, C. (2024). Dynamische Netztarife und ihre Alternativen. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 2024(1-2), 39–43.
• Winzer, C., Ludwig, P., Auer, S., & Hlawatsch, A. (2023). NETFLEX : effiziente Netzentgelte für flexible Konsumenten. Bundesamt für Energie BFE. https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Default?DocumentID=70108
• Betz, R., & Winzer, C. (2022). Social innovation in energy transition : evaluation challenges and innovative solutions [Conference paper]. Eceee Summer Study Proceedings, 551–557.
• Fritz, W., Linke, C., Weiss, A., Worm, H., Mollet, J., Uebelhart, T., Winzer, C., & Weigt, H. (2021). Weiterentwicklungen in der Tarifierung von Netz und Energie. Bundesamt für Energie BFE. https://pubdb.bfe.admin.ch/de/publication/download/10513
• Winzer, C., Auer, S., & Ludwig, P. (2021). Kostenwahrheit im Verteilnetz. Bulletin: Fachzeitschrift und Verbandsinformationen von Electrosuisse und VSE. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-977557
• Fröhlich, P., Esterl, T., Adams, S., Kuch, D., Yilmaz, S., Katzew, C., Winzer, C., Diamond, L., & Schrammel, J. (2020). Towards a social license to automate in demand side management : challenges, perspectives and regional aspects. 16. Symposium Energieinnovation (EnInnov2020), Graz, Austria, 12-14 February 2020. https://userstcp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Fr%C3%B6hlich_et_al_2020_Towards_a_Social_License_to_Automate.pdf
• Winzer, C., & Borggrefe, F. (2017). Power to the people : creating markets for supply security based on consumer choice [Conference paper]. Market(s) of the Future : Proceedings from the Eurelectric-Florence School of Regulation Conference, 54–60.
• Dümmler, P., & Winzer, C. (2017). Massgeschneiderte Versorgungssicherheit : Stromproduktion. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 10. https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/massgeschneiderte-versorgungssicherheit-ld.1336882

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Winzer, C., Gamme, K., & Zhang, H. (2020, January 23). Customer acceptance of smart electricity tariffs : preliminary results of a choice experiment. Energieforschungsgespräche Disentis 2020, Disentis, Switzerland, 22-24 January 2020.
• Schleiniger, R., & Winzer, C. (2019). Eckpunkte für ein integrales Marktmodell : zukünftiges Marktdesign für erneuerbare Energien in der Schweiz. AEE SUISSE Sessionsveranstaltung der Parlamentarischen Gruppe Erneuerbare Energien, Bern, 20. März 2019.
• Schleiniger, R., & Winzer, C. (2019). Zukünftiges Marktdesign für erneuerbare Energien in der Schweiz. AEE SUISSE Sessionsveranstaltung der Parlamentarischen Gruppe Erneuerbare Energien, Bern, 20. März 2019.

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