Contributing to sustainable and just energy systems? The mainstreaming of renewable energy prosumerism within and across institutional logics

Wittmayer, Julia; Avelino, Flor; Pel, Bonno; Campos, Inês

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112053

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“…In numerous available publications referenced as part of literature on the links between the economy, energy and environment, other researchers have also evaluated the impact of various socio-economic factors, demographic factors [51], technological factors [51] and other aspects and conditions that affect the ecosphere, the energy sector and the dynamics of environmental indicators. In this regard, there is a vast number of studies that focus on aspects of energy structure, energy and environmental R&D activities [53,58], public awareness [8,[59][60][61], energy efficiency [37,[62][63][64][65], eco-innovation [12], eco-efficiency [66], natural resources [47,67], municipal waste recycling [52], energy policy [60,65,68,69], education [8], health [23,41], the tourism sector [25], COVID-19 epidemic [70], energy prices [57,60], taxation [53,71], renewable energy technologies [22,27,72], etc., very often in connection with economic growth [46][47][48][49]53,63,73], energy planning system [59,…”

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Comparison of Consumption and Renewable Sources of Energy in European Union Countries—Sectoral Indicators, Economic Conditions and Environmental Impacts

Komarnicka

Murawska

2021

Energies

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The use of energy is a precondition for global economic and civilisational development. However, the growing demand for energy is depleting traditional energy resources and, most importantly, causing environmental pollution, mainly through the emission of greenhouse gases. As energy is necessary for the functioning of all sectors of the economy, such as industry, services, transport as well as households, these sectors are the largest contributors to energy consumption. Renewable energy sources are an alternative to generating energy from conventional fossil fuels. The main objective of this paper was to determine and compare the level, trends and variation in energy consumption by different economic sectors in countries of the European Union in 2010–2019. An analysis of the share of renewable energy consumption in different economic sectors was also carried out, as well as an assessment of the relationship of these indicators with the level of economic development of the countries and environmental impacts in the form of greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption. To explore the topics under discussion, a dozen of indicators have been considered in the article. The source of empirical data collected was the European Statistical Office. The researched period covered the years 2010–2019. The empirical data was statistically analysed. The article considers changes in the values of the studied indicators, differentiation between countries and the results of correlation and regression analysis. As shown by the data from 2010–2019, the countries of the European Union vary significantly in respect of primary and final energy consumption. The highest final energy consumption occurs in the transport sector, followed by slightly lower consumption in the industrial sector and households sector and the lowest but also significant consumption in the commercial and public services sector. Since 2010, total primary and final energy consumption has decreased in the EU (27) countries. Total energy consumption and consumption by individual sectors in modern economies of the EU (27) countries are reflected on the one hand in economic development and on the other—in exacerbation of adverse climate changes. Therefore, all EU Member States, aware of their energy consumption and their own contribution to environmental pollution, should take effective and sustainable corrective action in this area as soon as possible.

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Comparison of Consumption and Renewable Sources of Energy in European Union Countries—Sectoral Indicators, Economic Conditions and Environmental Impacts

Komarnicka

Murawska

2021

Energies

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“…-and the vision and practices advocated by the energy community movement following a communitarian logic -i.e., one of bottom-up democracy, citizen ownership and independence from traditional energy companies. 3 While the tendency in the literature is to view the adoption of such socio-technical innovations in dualistic terms -i.e., they either contribute to a radical system transformation or to system reproduction (Wittmayer et al, 2021) -these extremes should be seen as the outer limits of a set of possible future energy system configurations involving a multitude of different interconnections between 1 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, A Clean Planet for all A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy, COM/2018/773 final. 2 https:// eur-lex.…”

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“…– and the vision and practices advocated by the energy community movement following a communitarian logic – i.e., one of bottom-up democracy, citizen ownership and independence from traditional energy companies. 3 While the tendency in the literature is to view the adoption of such socio-technical innovations in dualistic terms – i.e., they either contribute to a radical system transformation or to system reproduction (Wittmayer et al, 2021 ) – these extremes should be seen as the outer limits of a set of possible future energy system configurations involving a multitude of different interconnections between energy communities and the incumbent energy system. Since the official embrace of community energy in EU energy policy is only in its nascent stage, our aim in this paper is not to predict the outcomes of this new policy package, but rather to analyze the adoption of energy communities in terms of the representative characteristics (and in some instances, opposing poles) of two underlying government logics (or, in the words of the French philosopher Michel Foucault, ‘governmentalities’): neoliberalism and communitarianism.…”

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Energy Communities and the Tensions Between Neoliberalism and Communitarianism

Laes

Bombaerts

2022

Sci Eng Ethics

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The convergent development of (renewable) distributed electricity sources, storage technologies (e.g., batteries), ‘big data’ devices (e.g., sensors, smart meters), and novel ICT infrastructure matching energy supply and demand (smart grids) enables new local and collective forms of energy consumption and production. This socio-technical evolution has been accompanied by the development of citizen energy communities that have been supported by EU energy governance and directives, adopting a political narrative of placing the citizen central in the ongoing energy transition. But to what extent are the ideals that motivate the energy community movement compatible with those of neoliberalism that have guided EU energy policy for the last four decades? Using a framework inspired by Michel Foucault’s idea of governmentality, we analyze the two political forms from three dimensions: ontological, economic and power politics. For the ontological and the economic dimensions, neoliberal governmentality is flexible enough to accommodate the tensions raised by the communitarians. In the dimension of power politics however, the communitarian logic does raise a fundamental challenge to neoliberal governmentality in the sense that it explicitly aims for a redefinition of the ‘common good’ of society’s energy supply based on democratic premises.

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“…These local-based options are perceived as just and democratic, not least because they offer the possibility of additional revenue streams and democratise energy ownership and access, providing tangible benefits for local prosumers. 92 Such options are at the intersection of the buildings and energy sectors and would require comprehensive coordination between sectors and national and local government institutions. 93 The Government could increase incentives available to private stakeholders in key (highcarbon) sectors for investing in employees' green skills development and enhancing the quality of green jobs.…”

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COP26 Futures We Want - UK Country Profile

Aines

Clulow

Neilson

et al. 2021

Preprint

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This regional profile for the UK was developed in the context of the BEIS COP26 Futures We Want project. It has been developed with input from in-country academic experts Dr Emily Shuckburgh (University of Cambridge, UK) and Professor Steve Evans (University of Cambridge, UK). It sets out a synthesis of the available evidence base on regional challenges and opportunities for mitigation, adaptation, and resilience measures for India associated with climate change and a global transition to an inclusive, desirable, and resilient net-zero future.

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Contributing to sustainable and just energy systems? The mainstreaming of renewable energy prosumerism within and across institutional logics

Cited by 46 publications

References 76 publications

Comparison of Consumption and Renewable Sources of Energy in European Union Countries—Sectoral Indicators, Economic Conditions and Environmental Impacts

Comparison of Consumption and Renewable Sources of Energy in European Union Countries—Sectoral Indicators, Economic Conditions and Environmental Impacts

Energy Communities and the Tensions Between Neoliberalism and Communitarianism

COP26 Futures We Want - UK Country Profile

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