Transforming the Grid: Electricity System Governance and Network Integration of Distributed Generation

Dr. Dierk Bauknecht

doi:10.5771/9783845239880

Summary

Die Energiewende erfordert neue Stromnetze. Die Netzregulierung zielt jedoch bisher vor allem darauf, die Kosten bestehender Netze zu senken. Es wird untersucht, ob und wie die Regulierung die neuen Herausforderungen aufgreifen kann.

Dies erfolgt am Beispiel der Netzintegration dezentraler Erzeugung (DE) und anhand von Fallstudien zu Großbritannien und Dänemark. Die Untersuchungsfrage wird für verschiedene Regulierungsaufgaben betrachtet: Anschluss und Integration von DE sowie Netzinnovation und -transformation.

Die Liberalisierungsliteratur geht davon aus, dass zusätzliche Ziele in den Markt- und Regulierungsrahmen durch Preissignale integriert werden können. Dagegen wird von anderen Autoren, die sich auf die evolutorische Ökonomik berufen, argumentiert, dass Innovation und Systemtransformation Governance-Ansätze erfordern, die den Preismechanismus ergänzen, um einen System-lock-in zu überwinden und um Innovationsprozesse zu koordinieren.

Vor diesem allgemeinen Hintergrund zeigt die Untersuchung einerseits das Potenzial des Standardmodells der Regulierung, neue Ziele zu verfolgen, ebenso wie die Notwendigkeit, dabei nicht nur auf zusätzliche ökonomische Anreizinstrumente zu setzen.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2012
Copyright year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-7202-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3988-0
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Wettbewerb und Regulierung von Märkten und Unternehmen
Volume: 20
Language: English
Pages: 250
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 12 Dierk Bauknecht
List of Figures and Tables No access Pages 13 - 14 Dierk Bauknecht
List of Abbreviations No access Pages 15 - 16 Dierk Bauknecht
1. 1. Background No access Pages 17 - 20 Dierk Bauknecht
  2. Research question No access Pages 20 - 21 Dierk Bauknecht
  3. Overview of thesis structure No access Pages 21 - 23 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. The standard model of electricity market liberalisation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Investment No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Innovation No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Complementary mechanisms No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. An evolutionary and socio-technical view on innovations No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Lock-in and path-dependency No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. System transformation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Strategic niche management No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Foresight No access Dierk Bauknecht
  3. Summary No access Pages 36 - 39 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. The infrastructure moves to the centre stage No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Definition and status No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Distributed generation: General drivers No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Distributed generation and electricity networks No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. Summary of the DG and network discussion No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Network regulation in the context of the regulatory state No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Why is network regulation needed? No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. The principles of the standard model No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Research question No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. How the standard model of regulation is defined in this thesis No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. Governance issues No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Governance levels No access Dierk Bauknecht
    5. Overview on research framework No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Overview No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Conceptual part No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Selection of case studies No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Data collection No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Additional network costs No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Load reduction through DG No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. Network benefits No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Summary No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Rationale for considering DG within network regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. The relationship between the efficiency and the DG objective No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Principles for the design of DG mechanisms No access Dierk Bauknecht
      4. A differentiated view of the cost-based vs. incentive regulation paradigm No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Cost-based approaches No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Standardised revenue driver No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Including DG in the comparative efficiency analysis No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Combining cost-based and price-based elements No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Menu of sliding scales No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Rationale for DG integration and regulatory design No access Dierk Bauknecht
  4. Conclusions No access Pages 105 - 107 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Process or product innovation and innovation externalities No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Market structure and innovation No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. Regulation and innovation in general No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Network innovations and innovation networks No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Cost-based regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Evidence from the literature No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Main effects of price-based regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. Conclusion No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Removing innovation externalities for the DSO No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Pass-through of RD&D costs No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Capitalisation of RD&D costs No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Raising the cap based on output criteria No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Extending regulatory periods No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Removing the cap: Regulatory holidays No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Conclusion No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Critique from the perspective within regulatory economics No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Critique from the perspective outside regulatory economics: Are revenue incentives sufficient? No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Policy-Regulation Interface No access Dierk Bauknecht
  5. Conclusion No access Pages 135 - 137 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Network transformation and the standard model No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Reflexive governance of system transformation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Regulation under uncertainty No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Actor coordination No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Conclusion No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Additional objectives beyond efficiency No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Multiple objectives and independence No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. The relationship between policy and regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
  3. Conclusion No access Pages 160 - 160 Dierk Bauknecht
1. 1. Background: Liberalisation pioneer and DG policy No access Pages 161 - 166 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. How does the hybrid incentive work? No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Generator-use-of-system charges and the policyregulation interface No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Background No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. How do the innovation mechanisms work? No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. The incentive mechanisms under discussion No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. Innovation outcome and further developments No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. The role and objectives of Ofgem No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Coordination beyond economic incentives No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. The Electricity Network Strategy Group No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. The traditional structure of the electricity industry in Denmark No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Overview of electricity market liberalisation No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. DG Policy No access Dierk Bauknecht
    4. From individual plants to system transformation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. The role and objectives of regulators No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. From cost-based to price-based regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Network regulation and DG No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Cost-sharing mechanism No access Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. The role of network regulation No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Public Service obligation and the governance of innovation No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. How Energinet.dk was set up No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Relationship with energy policy No access Dierk Bauknecht
      3. Regulation of Energinet.dk No access Dierk Bauknecht
      4. The regulatory role of Energinet.dk No access Dierk Bauknecht
      5. Summary No access Dierk Bauknecht
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      1. Long-term planning No access Dierk Bauknecht
      2. Actor cooperation No access Dierk Bauknecht
3. 1. DG connection and integration No access Pages 220 - 222 Dierk Bauknecht
  2. Network innovation No access Pages 222 - 223 Dierk Bauknecht
  3. System Transformation No access Pages 223 - 224 Dierk Bauknecht
  4. Cost implications No access Pages 224 - 226 Dierk Bauknecht
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    1. Applying incentive mechanisms to new objectives No access Dierk Bauknecht
    2. Beyond the incentive formula No access Dierk Bauknecht
    3. General conclusions about the standard model of liberalisation No access Dierk Bauknecht
  2. Limits of the thesis and further research No access Pages 233 - 234 Dierk Bauknecht
References No access Pages 235 - 250 Dierk Bauknecht