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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112882
	On the progress in flexibility and grid charges in light of the energy transition: The case of Germany
	Hanny, Lisa; Wagner, Jonathan; Buhl, Hans Ulrich; Heffron, Raphael; Korner, Marc-Fabian; Schopf, Michael; Weibelzahl, Martin
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	165 页码:10
英文摘要	In the course of the energy transition, flexibility on the demand side is crucial to balance intermittent supply from renewable energy sources. In Germany, however, a large part of the demand side flexibility potential remains unused, especially due to an outdated and inappropriate grid charges regulation. In this respect, policymakers have failed to align their regulatory instruments, e.g., grid charges, to the flexibility requirements of the energy transition. Moreover, regulatory and planning uncertainties regarding the long-term vision for future electricity systems inhibit flexibility investments - marking another policy failure. Although the above issues are known to policymakers for quite some time, too little has been done to further develop corresponding regulation. This policy inaction results from a decision-making dilemma, in which policymakers did not reach a solution that benefits all stakeholders involved in the grid charges debate (e.g., energy-intensive and less energy-intensive electricity consumers). Solving the policy failure in the form of a revised and future-proof grid charges regulation will, however, increase the prospect of a just outcome for society and, more specifically, recognition and cosmopolitan justice. In this paper, we outline how grid charges inhibit demand side flexibility in Germany and which policy failures have ultimately contributed to stuck political decision-making. We further provide concrete suggestions of how existing policy failures may be corrected in order to ensure a successful energy transition as a policy guide for Germany and other countries all around the world.
英文关键词	Renewable energy sources; Grid charges; Energy policy; Flexibility; Energy-intensive industry
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000913333800002
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272359
作者单位	Fraunhofer Gesellschaft; Fraunhofer Institute Center Schloss Birlinghoven; Fraunhofer Gesellschaft; Fraunhofer Institute Center Schloss Birlinghoven; University West Indies Mona Jamaica; University West Indies Saint Augustine; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour; University of Cambridge; University of Bayreuth; University of Luxembourg
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hanny, Lisa,Wagner, Jonathan,Buhl, Hans Ulrich,et al. On the progress in flexibility and grid charges in light of the energy transition: The case of Germany[J],2022,165:10.
APA	Hanny, Lisa.,Wagner, Jonathan.,Buhl, Hans Ulrich.,Heffron, Raphael.,Korner, Marc-Fabian.,...&Weibelzahl, Martin.(2022).On the progress in flexibility and grid charges in light of the energy transition: The case of Germany.ENERGY POLICY,165,10.
MLA	Hanny, Lisa,et al."On the progress in flexibility and grid charges in light of the energy transition: The case of Germany".ENERGY POLICY 165(2022):10.