Transforming the Grid

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

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