A framework to estimate the large-scale impacts of energy community roll-out

Fina, Bernadette; Monsberger, Carolin; Auer, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09905

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“…To overcome this problem, therefore, a centralised controller (or prosumer) is part of the EC to manage it optimally. Costs and profits can be shared according to the area of PV panels installed by each participant [101,102], while grid costs are distributed equally among the system users. The economics of energy sharing can change significantly depending on the specific decisions made by regulators (e.g., on the space and time interval in which CSC can be performed or on the grid charges and levies applied to shared energy) [100].…”

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Mapping of Energy Community Development in Europe: State of the Art and Research Directions

Roberto,

Ferruzzi,

Negro

et al. 2023

Energies

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Within the framework of defining a new energy paradigm to address climate change and other global challenges, the energy community model is gaining interest in several countries, especially in Europe. This article analyses the literature and experiences of organisational forms that fall under the definition of energy communities in a broad sense, in relation to their ability to bring improvements to the social, environmental and economic dimensions, and to ensure durability and replicability. The main elements that constitute a complete, albeit simplified, model of energy community are identified and analysed. The legislative and regulatory frameworks, technologies and social innovation frameworks, identified here as enabling elements, are discussed, as well as the elements of the energy community business models and the impacts generated at the environmental and energy, economic and social levels. The transformation potential of energy communities is confirmed as more than promising. However, in order to develop as a sustainable and replicable model capable of achieving social and environmental goals, as well as economic stability, further significant research and experimentation, following a cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary approach and strong political leadership, are needed.

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Section: Economic Impactmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping of Energy Community Development in Europe: State of the Art and Research Directions

Roberto,

Ferruzzi,

Negro

et al. 2023

Energies

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“…With regard to Spanish legislation, the size of optimal self-consumption installations [43] and the impact of incentive measures on the profitability of residential, commercial and industrial prosumers, as well as the variation of certain system conditions, were analyzed [44], including the sharing of domestic hot water production in energy communities [45]. The impacts of the implementation of the energy community of single-family building stock on a large scale have also been estimated in land and urban areas with certain peculiarities, such as rural areas [46].…”

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Energy Communities in Urban Areas: Comparison of Energy Strategy and Economic Feasibility in Italy and Spain

Barbaro

Napoli

2023

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Energy communities using renewable energy sources directly contributes to reduction of climate change gas emissions and energy consumption in the European Union. In addition, energy communities enable citizens to transform from (passive) consumers to prosumers (active consumers and producers) and to play a proactive role in the deployment of energy transition in urban areas. As the transposition of European rules about energy communities into the national laws of EU Member States is very articulated and differentiated, this study proposes a framework to analyze and compare regulatory and financial instruments. This framework is applied to the analysis of the cases of Italy and Spain as representative of European states in which collective actions in the energy sector are not very common, with the aim of highlighting the main critical issues affecting the effectiveness of energy transition strategies and assessing the economic feasibility of energy communities. Based on analysis of regulations and procedures, including at the local level, it appears that municipalities play an important role as promoters of initiatives among citizen communities, while complex bureaucratic procedure is the most critical issue in both countries and can significantly hinder the spread of energy communities. With respect to the different financial incentives available for the formation of energy communities in Italy and Spain, a few cases studies are hypothesized, calculating the most relevant cost-effectiveness indicators, e.g., Net Present Value. It turns out that a project with the same characteristics achieves greater economic feasibility in Italy than in Spain, depending on the type and size of incentives set by national laws and, above all, that financial incentives are necessary to make the formation of energy communities cost-effective and thus to achieve direct citizen involvement in energy transition actions.

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