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Domestic micro-generation: economic, regulatory and policy issues for the UK

Domestic micro-generation: economic, regulatory and policy issues for the UK
Domestic micro-generation: economic, regulatory and policy issues for the UK
Micro-generation in individual homes has been the subject of increasing policy and industry attention in recent years. Whilst it has been estimated that micro-generation could meet 30-40% of UK electricity demand by 2050, deployment to date has been slow. In its Microgeneration Strategy the UK government has started to outline how deployment could be increased. Various technical, economic, behavioural and institutional changes are needed to establish a UK market for micro-generation. This article discusses how different deployment models for domestic micro-generation might attract investments in these technologies. It considers not only investments by individual households but also by energy companies. Based on an economic analysis of payback times for three different technologies (micro CHP, micro wind and solar PV) it identifies policy and regulatory recommendations. It argues for technology specific support policies in the short term. It also suggests that a ‘level playing field’ for micro-generation technologies as a result of fiscal and market reforms could considerably increase the attractiveness of micro-generation technologies.
micro-generation, innovation, deployment models
0301-4215
3085-3096
Watson, Jim
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Sauter, Raphael
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Wing, Robert
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Watson, Jim, Sauter, Raphael, Bahaj, Bakr, James, Patrick, Myers, Luke and Wing, Robert (2008) Domestic micro-generation: economic, regulatory and policy issues for the UK. Energy Policy, 36 (8), 3085-3096. (doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.04.028).

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Micro-generation in individual homes has been the subject of increasing policy and industry attention in recent years. Whilst it has been estimated that micro-generation could meet 30-40% of UK electricity demand by 2050, deployment to date has been slow. In its Microgeneration Strategy the UK government has started to outline how deployment could be increased. Various technical, economic, behavioural and institutional changes are needed to establish a UK market for micro-generation. This article discusses how different deployment models for domestic micro-generation might attract investments in these technologies. It considers not only investments by individual households but also by energy companies. Based on an economic analysis of payback times for three different technologies (micro CHP, micro wind and solar PV) it identifies policy and regulatory recommendations. It argues for technology specific support policies in the short term. It also suggests that a ‘level playing field’ for micro-generation technologies as a result of fiscal and market reforms could considerably increase the attractiveness of micro-generation technologies.

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Published date: August 2008
Keywords: micro-generation, innovation, deployment models
Organisations: Civil Engineering & the Environment

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Local EPrints ID: 52835
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52835
ISSN: 0301-4215
PURE UUID: f0ebeea4-3dda-488f-835c-bf9ce6a5b0e4
ORCID for Bakr Bahaj: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-6045
ORCID for Patrick James: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-7054
ORCID for Luke Myers: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4724-899X

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Date deposited: 14 Jul 2008
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:40

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Author: Jim Watson
Author: Raphael Sauter
Author: Bakr Bahaj ORCID iD
Author: Patrick James ORCID iD
Author: Luke Myers ORCID iD
Author: Robert Wing

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