Towards a future with large penetration of distributed generation: Is the current regulation of electricity distribution ready? Regulatory recommendations under a European perspective

Cossent, Rafael; Gómez, Tomás; Frías, Pablo

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.11.011

Cited by 171 publications

(83 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As there are competitive markets for most energy technologies and their respective components, it can be assumed that market prices are a good indicator for the actual macroeconomic costs that accrue from manufacturing and installing these technologies (apart from external costs, which will be discussed in Section 3.3). The costs of connecting a power plant to the existing grid are usually included in capital costs, as a power plant developer usually needs to bear these costs [18,19]. In relation to the total capital costs (including connection costs), grid connection costs are usually low for fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, as well as for biomass and solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, with shares typically lower than 5% [20,21].…”

Section: Capital Costsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Social Costs of Electricity Generation—Categorising Different Types of Costs and Evaluating Their Respective Relevance

Samadi

2017

Energies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Various electricity generation technologies using different primary energy sources are available. Many published studies compare the costs of these technologies. However, most of those studies only consider plant-level costs and do not fully take into account additional costs that societies may face in using these technologies. This article reviews the literature on the costs of electricity generation technologies, aiming to determine which types of costs are relevant from a societal point of view when comparing generation technologies. The paper categorises the relevant types of costs, differentiating between plant-level, system and external costs as the main categories. It discusses the relevance of each type of cost for each generation technology. The findings suggest that several low-carbon electricity generation technologies exhibit lower social costs per kWh than the currently dominant technologies using fossil fuels. More generally, the findings emphasise the importance of taking not only plant-level costs, but also system and external costs, into account when comparing electricity generation technologies from a societal point of view. The article intends to inform both policymakers and energy system modellers, the latter who may strive to include all relevant types of costs in their models.

show abstract

Section: Capital Costsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Social Costs of Electricity Generation—Categorising Different Types of Costs and Evaluating Their Respective Relevance

Samadi

2017

Energies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…We restrict ourselves to short run efficiency. Cossent et al (2009) and Joskow and Tirole (2005) discus some of the challenges we face regarding the long term integration of renewable energy into the network. We need a regulatory scheme that gives both long and short term incentives to investors to invest in new generation capacity as well as to the network operators to upgrade networks.…”

Section: Long Term Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost Recovery in Congested Electricity Networks

Pepermans¹,

Willems

2010

Z Energiewirtsch

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Large scale investments in European electricity networks are foreseen in the next decade. Pricing the network at marginal cost will not be sufficient to pay for those investments as the network is a natural monopoly. This paper derives numerically the socially optimal transmission prices for cost recovery, taking into account that electricity networks are often congested, while allowing for market power in generation. The model is illustrated with a Stackelberg game for the Belgian electricity market.

show abstract

“…Institutional adaptation-oriented research has contributed with knowledge on the adaptation of the existing regulatory framework [85][86][87][88][89][90], with analysis of different regulatory approaches, such as incentive regulation [91][92][93], and innovative methods to stimulate electricity distribution adaptation to smart grids [94][95][96], which often include regulatory recommendations for NRAs [97], [98]. In addition to a number of studies on the impact of regulatory frameworks on adaptation [99][100][101][102][103], the branches of research presented are but a sample of the ongoing progress aiming at a better understanding of the technological and institutional changes necessary to the transition towards smarter and more sustainable electricity distribution.…”

Section: Electricity Distribution Adaptation To a Smarter And More Sumentioning

confidence: 99%

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

Soares

Martins

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper brings together several contemporary topics in energy systems aiming to provide a literature review based reflection on how several interrelated energy systems can contribute together to a more sustainable world. Some directions are discussed, such as the improvement of the energy efficiency and environmental performance of the systems, the development of new technologies, the increase of the use of renewable energy sources, the promotion of holistic and multidisciplinary studies, and the implementation of new management rules and "eco-friendly and sustainable" oriented policies at different scales. The interrelations of the diverse energy systems are also discussed in order to address their main social-economic-environmental impacts. The subjects covered include the assessment of the electricity market and its main players (demand, supply, distribution), the evaluation of some urban systems (buildings, transportation, commuting), the analysis of the implementation of renewable energy cooperatives, the discussion of the diffusion of the electric vehicle and the importance of new bioenergy systems. This paper also presents relevant research carried out in the framework of both the Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra and the Sustainable Energy Systems focus area of the MIT-Portugal Program. To conclude, several research topics that should be addressed in the near future are proposed.

show abstract

Towards a future with large penetration of distributed generation: Is the current regulation of electricity distribution ready? Regulatory recommendations under a European perspective

Cited by 171 publications

References 20 publications

The Social Costs of Electricity Generation—Categorising Different Types of Costs and Evaluating Their Respective Relevance

The Social Costs of Electricity Generation—Categorising Different Types of Costs and Evaluating Their Respective Relevance

Cost Recovery in Congested Electricity Networks

The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About