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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112094
	Microgrids and the transition toward decentralized energy systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective
	Ajaz W.; Bernell D.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	149
英文摘要	The increasing penetration of microgrids in appears to be part of a transition toward electricity distribution systems that are more decentralized than the current system. With microgrids gaining space as a competing and parallel distribution grid model and challenging the current centralized grid system, studying their adoption presents an opportunity to understand this socio-technical transition in the energy system. This study looks at this ongoing change in the United States and applies the Multi-Level Perspective framework to explore the drivers, contexts, processes, policies, institutions, and interactions that affect the adoption of microgrids. Through a qualitative case study analysis of California, New York, and Oregon, the study finds that natural disasters, massive power outages and climate change concerns have acted as key pressures for the adoption of microgrids. At the same time, the electric power system maintains important stabilization mechanisms, such as the availability of cheap and abundant electricity, as well a market structure that limits the opportunities of entry and profit for third-party developers, which make it harder for niche innovations like microgrids to break in. In addition, this study finds that state support in the form of funding and legislation is crucial for nurturing the microgrid niche market. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Decentralized energy systems Distributed energy resources Energy transitions Microgrids Multi-level perspective framework
英文关键词	Climate change; Commerce; Disasters; Electric utilities; Microgrids; Decentralized energy system; Electricity distribution systems; Market structures; Natural disasters; Parallel distribution; Qualitative case studies; Socio-technical transitions; Stabilization mechanisms; Outages; decentralization; electricity generation; energy policy; energy resource; energy use; power generation; California; New York [United States]; Oregon; United States
语种	英语
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/204982
作者单位	Oregon State University, Bexell Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ajaz W.,Bernell D.. Microgrids and the transition toward decentralized energy systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective[J],2021,149.
APA	Ajaz W.,&Bernell D..(2021).Microgrids and the transition toward decentralized energy systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective.Energy Policy,149.
MLA	Ajaz W.,et al."Microgrids and the transition toward decentralized energy systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective".Energy Policy 149(2021).