DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111989
论文题名: Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty
作者: Bovera F. ; Delfanti M. ; Fumagalli E. ; Lo Schiavo L. ; Vailati R.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 149 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Electricity distribution networks
; Incentive regulation
; Technological innovation
; Uncertainty
英文关键词: Electric utilities
; Energy resources
; Advanced informations
; Consumer preferences
; Demand uncertainty
; Distributed Energy Resources
; Efficient treatment
; Electricity distribution networks
; Management practices
; Regulatory authorities
; Electric network parameters
; demand-side management
; distribution system
; electricity supply
; innovation
; regulatory approach
; technology adoption
; uncertainty analysis
; Italy
; United Kingdom
英文摘要: The regulation of electricity distribution networks faces new challenges, as consumer preferences for network services change, distributed energy resources are connected in increasing number, and advanced information and communication technologies become ubiquitous. This work discusses how, within this new context, national regulatory authorities in Great Britain and Italy already employ advanced regulatory instruments for establishing firms’ allowed revenues under technological and demand uncertainty. Identified areas of improvement are then addressed via the proposal of an original regulatory approach. This builds on elements from practice and academia and formulates the ex-post regulatory estimate of efficient total expenditures in a modular manner. As illustrated with an example and thoroughly discussed in the paper, this approach preserves the desirable features of the existing mechanisms and adds to them in several ways. The main contribution regards the efficient treatment of benchmark errors, which occur when regulators fail to anticipate the emergence of a new cost saving technology or network management practice. Providing incentives for cost efficiency while granting firms the freedom to innovate is, indeed, crucial at a time when, as described by EU Directive 2019/944, the complexity of the tasks carried out by distribution operators continues to increase. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167699
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作者单位: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4, Milan, 20156, Italy; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, CB Utrecht3584, Netherlands; Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (ARERA), Piazza Cavour 5, Milan, 20121, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Bovera F.,Delfanti M.,Fumagalli E.,et al. Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,149