Role of regulation on distribution systems for the penetration of Local Energy Communities

Wohlschlager, Daniela

4. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2018

2018-06-08

103

I EU’s initiativ Ren energi for alle europæere fremhæves lokale energifællesskaber (LEC’er) som et middel til at gøre omstillingen til vedvarende energi mere omkostningseffektiv. For at muliggøre LEC’er lægger forslagene op til ændringer i nationale regler for eldistributionssystemer. Dette speciale undersøger, hvad det betyder for Sverige. Med Choice Awareness-teorien—en tilgang, der tydeliggør valgmuligheder og deres konsekvenser—kortlægges reguleringsmuligheder og deres virkninger. I samarbejde med et svensk netselskab (DSO, den virksomhed der driver de lokale elnet) vurderes, hvilken rolle LEC’er kan få i de svenske distributionsnet, samt deres forretningsmæssige og økonomiske betydning. Interviews med netselskabet og tilsynsmyndigheden bruges til at pege på nødvendige regulatoriske ændringer. Disse omfatter økonomisk incitamentsregulering, koncessionsrettigheder, tilslutningsafgifter, regler om roller og ansvar (herunder drift af energilagring) samt forskydninger i beslutningskompetence.

In the EU’s Clean Energy for all Europeans package, Local Energy Communities (LECs) are highlighted as a way to make the shift to renewable energy more cost-effective. To enable LECs, the proposals call for changes to national rules for electricity distribution systems. This thesis examines what that means for Sweden. Using Choice Awareness theory—a decision-making approach that clarifies available options and their consequences—it reviews regulatory options and their effects. In collaboration with a Swedish Distribution System Operator (DSO, the company that runs local electricity grids), the study explores the role LECs could play in Swedish distribution networks and estimates their business and economic impacts. Interviews with the DSO and the regulatory authority are used to identify regulatory changes that may be needed. These include economic incentive regulation, concession rights, connection charges, rules on roles and responsibilities (including operation of energy storage), and shifts in decision-making authority.

[This abstract was generated with the help of AI]

local energy community ; regulation ; distribution network ; network operator ; Clean Energy Package ; Sweden

Download
View record in AAU Student Projects