This study aimed at evaluating the co-benefit implications of alternative electricity generation scenarios in Japan, in a post-Fukushima context.
Specifically, we consider transparency of the electricity market as a whole and implications for electricity supply and distribution, the financial soundness of the electricity distribution industry, the quality of electricity delivered by the distributors, and the competitiveness of the electricity supply business.
In a case study for a U.S. state, we show the price, demand, and generation mix implications of a renewable electricity standard, and of a carbon cap-and-trade policy with and without initial free allocation of carbon allowances.
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector by adopting technologies such as solar photovoltaics and electric vehicles (EVs) have major implications for the capacity of electricity distribution networks, particularly at local areas with high uptake.
Aging assets, tighter and tighter budget constraints, and Smart Grid technologies will have profound implications on the reliability of electricity distribution networks.
However, this has serious implications on the cost of electricity supply systems and need to be considered alongside the dynamics of energy markets to allow capturing economic risks and benefits also in the long term.
It allows unbiased comparison of the environmental performance of a set of potential power sources in the UAE (natural gas, oil, nuclear, solar, wind) including complete power generation chains from resource extraction to waste disposal and supports understanding of the environmental implications of a shift in electricity supply options over time in the UAE.
We conclude that BFE have important implications for the design and governance of electricity markets.
This paper explores the emerging rise of these prosumers of electricity and its implications, in particular for grid management and electricity supply in the Netherlands.
This paper considers redistributive implications of the EEG for different electricity consumers.
