Energetic and Economic Performances of the Energy Community of Magliano Alpi after One Year of Piloting

Ghiani, Emilio; Trevisan, Riccardo; Rosetti, Gian Luca; Olivero, Sergio; Barbero, Luca

doi:10.3390/en15197439

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“…At present, only a specific real case can be considered as a reference, namely the first Italian REC of Magliano Alpi, for which the first year of monitored data is accessible [34]. Although it is a small-scale REC (with 20 kW installed and involving five members), when scaled to a larger plant size, its cash flows show minimal deviation compared to those obtained in this study.…”

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“…The characteristics of the REC concern a 20 kWp photovoltaic (PV) system installed on the roof of the municipality, to which three domestic consumers, a carpentry business, and an electric car charging system are connected. An overview of its economic and energy performance was recently published [34], showing that the energy produced by the PV system allowed 35% of the energy demand to be met (of which 19% was physically self-consumed by the municipality and 16% of energy was shared with other energy community users).…”

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Key Economic Drivers Enabling Municipal Renewable Energy Communities’ Benefits in the Italian Context

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Community energy is a buzzword that has historically included various type of experiences. In 2018, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) legally defined renewable energy communities (RECs). Based on the first pilot projects and on the Italian legal framework, a possible REC configuration of municipal initiative with a high replicability potential is one in which a photovoltaic system is installed in educational buildings and shares energy with neighbouring residential consumers. This analysis presents an economical evaluation of different possible scenarios depending on variables such as solar radiation, system capacity, fraction of self-consumption within the REC, installation costs and energy prices. All the scenarios identified and analysed show positive economic indexes, although the energy and economic results may significantly vary depending on the variables studied. In the analysed case studies, the Net Present Value (after 20 years) is between kEUR 51 and kEUR 478; the internal rate of return is between 9.5% and 88%; the payback time is between 13.6 years and 1.1 years. The results of this analysis are relevant as they allow us to better understand the critical factors that can enable REC in providing local economic and social benefits to have a real impact on energy poverty or on the provision of local social services.

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Key Economic Drivers Enabling Municipal Renewable Energy Communities’ Benefits in the Italian Context

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Zangheri

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“…In Italy, renewable energy communities are regulated by Article 42-bis of the Milleproroghe Decree 162/2019 (enacted by Law n. 8/2020 of 28 February 2020) [41]. Preliminary studies show that RECs can be beneficial for the local territory [42]. The progressive growth of RECs and CSGs [43][44][45] may be associated with the triple model of economic, environmental, and social benefits between the global and local levels [46,47].…”

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Achieving Net Zero Condominiums through Energy Community Sharing

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Ghiani

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The European energy transition process is geared toward improving the economic viability of the energy sector through its democratization, which includes enabling citizens to generate, share, and sell energy produced by renewable sources. The current directives have led to the creation of energy communities and collective self-consumption groups to engage and raise awareness among citizens, with the goal of achieving social, economic, and environmental benefits through shared renewable energy generation and consumption. In the near future, more and more of these initiatives are anticipated; therefore, innovative technological tools are necessary to assist their growth path. This research introduces a multi-criteria techno-economic simulation framework that enables the evaluation of several investment scenarios for various plant sizes and energy prices. The findings are useful during the investment planning phase as they help guide decision-making toward the objectives of economic, energy, and environmental sustainability. To evaluate the methodology, a case study of a collective self-consumption group located in a smart building in Italy is proposed. The results are discussed from statistical, technical, economic, and financial standpoints, demonstrating how the proposed approach can contribute to the development of collective self-consumption groups, risk hedging, and the goal of developing energy self-sufficiency based on the net-zero energy building concept.

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“…The Ministerial Decree 16 September 2020 then identified the incentive on shared energy (such as a feedin premium tariff) equal to 100 €/MWh for participants in collective self-consumption schemes and 110 €/MWh for RECs, both available for 20 years. It is under this transitional regulation that the first Italian REC was established in the municipality of Magliano Alpi (Piedmont region) in December 2020 [39].…”

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“…Different models of RECs must respond to the different needs and benefits expected by their own members and to the site-specificity of the area. Starting from the first identification of the Italian REC models carried out by two Italian studies in 2021 [36,66] and a review of further papers and reports [27,29,35,39,48,59,62,63,67], in presenting case studies of Italian RECs, Table 1 revisits and summarizes the main characteristics of three developing models by identifying different stakeholders and proponents, goals and value propositions, and funding and subsidies available for the development of RECs; it also clarifies benefit distribution schemes among members. Compared to the existing literature, a new "Energy/Technical operator driven model" is proposed, which arises not only from a new business opportunity for energy operators, but also from some barriers and limitations highlighted and encountered in the first two models.…”

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The Emerging Trends of Renewable Energy Communities’ Development in Italy

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Increasing concerns over climate change and energy poverty have triggered the transition toward a decentralized energy system through the widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies. Although this transition was led, over past decades, mainly by major investors and large industrial players, citizens and local authorities are increasingly playing an active role in delivering clean energy investments. In particular, the current European Renewable Energy Directive introduced Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), which allow citizens to collectively organize their participation in the energy market, leading to a more distributed renewable energy system and new forms of sustainable, collaborative, and democratic economies. RECs currently under implementation show differences among European countries due to the different national contexts. A literature review exploring the peculiar Italian regulatory framework on RECs and its recent evolution has been carried out to identify available national and regional financial support mechanisms, barriers, and emerging trends in the diffusion of RECs across the country. The paper reviews and describes three main approaches that emerged in the development of RECs in Italy, discussing their strengths, and limitations. In addition, it provides a brief comparison of the regulatory framework in different European countries, highlighting the distinctive features of the Italian experience. Although the development of RECs in Italy involved a combination of both public and private initiatives, the leading role of local authorities as promoters and aggregators of RECs is evident. This role helps preserve the social impact of RECs but might slow down their implementation due to bureaucratic issues often linked to public procedures and procurement processes, as well as the lack of sufficient expertise within local authorities.

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Energetic and Economic Performances of the Energy Community of Magliano Alpi after One Year of Piloting

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Key Economic Drivers Enabling Municipal Renewable Energy Communities’ Benefits in the Italian Context

Key Economic Drivers Enabling Municipal Renewable Energy Communities’ Benefits in the Italian Context

Achieving Net Zero Condominiums through Energy Community Sharing

The Emerging Trends of Renewable Energy Communities’ Development in Italy

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