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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111989
	Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty
	Bovera F.; Delfanti M.; Fumagalli E.; Lo Schiavo L.; Vailati R.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	149
英文摘要	The regulation of electricity distribution networks faces new challenges, as consumer preferences for network services change, distributed energy resources are connected in increasing number, and advanced information and communication technologies become ubiquitous. This work discusses how, within this new context, national regulatory authorities in Great Britain and Italy already employ advanced regulatory instruments for establishing firms’ allowed revenues under technological and demand uncertainty. Identified areas of improvement are then addressed via the proposal of an original regulatory approach. This builds on elements from practice and academia and formulates the ex-post regulatory estimate of efficient total expenditures in a modular manner. As illustrated with an example and thoroughly discussed in the paper, this approach preserves the desirable features of the existing mechanisms and adds to them in several ways. The main contribution regards the efficient treatment of benchmark errors, which occur when regulators fail to anticipate the emergence of a new cost saving technology or network management practice. Providing incentives for cost efficiency while granting firms the freedom to innovate is, indeed, crucial at a time when, as described by EU Directive 2019/944, the complexity of the tasks carried out by distribution operators continues to increase. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Electricity distribution networks Incentive regulation Technological innovation Uncertainty
英文关键词	Electric utilities; Energy resources; Advanced informations; Consumer preferences; Demand uncertainty; Distributed Energy Resources; Efficient treatment; Electricity distribution networks; Management practices; Regulatory authorities; Electric network parameters; demand-side management; distribution system; electricity supply; innovation; regulatory approach; technology adoption; uncertainty analysis; Italy; United Kingdom
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/205023
作者单位	Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4, Milan, 20156, Italy; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, CB Utrecht3584, Netherlands; Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (ARERA), Piazza Cavour 5, Milan, 20121, Italy
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bovera F.,Delfanti M.,Fumagalli E.,et al. Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty[J],2021,149.
APA	Bovera F.,Delfanti M.,Fumagalli E.,Lo Schiavo L.,&Vailati R..(2021).Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty.Energy Policy,149.
MLA	Bovera F.,et al."Regulating electricity distribution networks under technological and demand uncertainty".Energy Policy 149(2021).