Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union

In November 2016, the European Union Commission announced its Winter Package: Clean Energy for All Europeans, a set of eight proposals that aims to transition the continent to a clean energy economy while actively engaging citizens in the process. One component of the package is that Member States m...

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Autor: Banker, Mackenzie
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/333815
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/333815
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy consumption -- Social networks
Energia -- Consum -- Xarxes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Energia i sostenibilitat
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spelling Collective Self-Consumption in the European UnionBanker, MackenzieEnergy consumption -- Social networksEnergia -- Consum -- Xarxes socialsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Energia i sostenibilitatIn November 2016, the European Union Commission announced its Winter Package: Clean Energy for All Europeans, a set of eight proposals that aims to transition the continent to a clean energy economy while actively engaging citizens in the process. One component of the package is that Member States must allow their citizens to participate in collective selfconsumption of renewable electricity, in which electricity consumers are able to collectively produce and consume their own renewable energy without facing discriminatory conditions or procedures that may preclude their participation in such a scheme. This was set into law in 2018 when the Renewable Energy Directive of 2009 was recast, and Member States must include in their updated National Energy and Climate Plans for 2021-2030 how they will enable the formation of collective self-consumption in their country. This paper aims to analyze how five different EU Member States are enabling collective selfconsumption, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and make a recommendation for which approach works best and should be followed by other countries. The countries were selected based on which ones have already implemented a regulatory framework that supports a form of collective self-consumption. Spain, Greece, Slovenia, France, and Germany were chosen. The analysis first takes a look at the current energy and electricity situation in each country and then provides an overview of the National Energy and Climate Plans for 2021-2030. This sets the stage to compare each country's legislation regarding collective self-consumption, such as the proximity requirements, size restrictions, Collective formation, administrative components, technical requirements, and the economics of self-consumed and surplus electricity. Finally, the paper discusses the limitations and barriers of each country’s approach and, based on the entire analysis and literature review performed, recommends best practices for Member States to consider when drafting and updating their collective self-consumption legislation.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaAcconero, SimoneSumper, Andreas20202020-11-1220202020-12-03master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/333815reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3338152026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
title Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
spellingShingle Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
Banker, Mackenzie
Energy consumption -- Social networks
Energia -- Consum -- Xarxes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Energia i sostenibilitat
title_short Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
title_full Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
title_fullStr Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
title_sort Collective Self-Consumption in the European Union
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Banker, Mackenzie
author Banker, Mackenzie
author_facet Banker, Mackenzie
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Acconero, Simone
Sumper, Andreas
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Energy consumption -- Social networks
Energia -- Consum -- Xarxes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Energia i sostenibilitat
topic Energy consumption -- Social networks
Energia -- Consum -- Xarxes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Energia i sostenibilitat
description In November 2016, the European Union Commission announced its Winter Package: Clean Energy for All Europeans, a set of eight proposals that aims to transition the continent to a clean energy economy while actively engaging citizens in the process. One component of the package is that Member States must allow their citizens to participate in collective selfconsumption of renewable electricity, in which electricity consumers are able to collectively produce and consume their own renewable energy without facing discriminatory conditions or procedures that may preclude their participation in such a scheme. This was set into law in 2018 when the Renewable Energy Directive of 2009 was recast, and Member States must include in their updated National Energy and Climate Plans for 2021-2030 how they will enable the formation of collective self-consumption in their country. This paper aims to analyze how five different EU Member States are enabling collective selfconsumption, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and make a recommendation for which approach works best and should be followed by other countries. The countries were selected based on which ones have already implemented a regulatory framework that supports a form of collective self-consumption. Spain, Greece, Slovenia, France, and Germany were chosen. The analysis first takes a look at the current energy and electricity situation in each country and then provides an overview of the National Energy and Climate Plans for 2021-2030. This sets the stage to compare each country's legislation regarding collective self-consumption, such as the proximity requirements, size restrictions, Collective formation, administrative components, technical requirements, and the economics of self-consumed and surplus electricity. Finally, the paper discusses the limitations and barriers of each country’s approach and, based on the entire analysis and literature review performed, recommends best practices for Member States to consider when drafting and updating their collective self-consumption legislation.
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