LAPSE:2018.0994
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LAPSE:2018.0994
A Model for the Assessment of Different Net-Metering Policies
Georgios C. Christoforidis, Ioannis P. Panapakidis, Theofilos A. Papadopoulos, Grigoris K. Papagiannis, Ioannis Koumparou, Maria Hadjipanayi, George E. Georghiou
November 27, 2018
The photovoltaic market has recently experienced an enormous expansion, mainly due to the generous Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs) adopted by many countries. However, in the recent years FiTs have been considerably reduced or even disappeared as their role in the PV deployment has ended. One of the alternatives is the Net-Metering (NEM) policy, which has attracted the interest of stakeholders as it provides a basis for the efficient collaboration between generation and the consumption profiles of the consumer. Currently, there is a lack of a universal policy harmonizing the respective legislations of the E.U. member countries. This paper proposes a novel generalized methodology for the techno-economic assessment of different NEM policies in terms of profitability for the prosumer. The methodology is tested in a formulated case study based on the current NEM policy in Greece. The method proposed uses as inputs the averaged load profiles constructed from real measurements collected from 31 consumers in the Thessaloniki area and evaluated PV production. The current NEM policy and four alternatives are examined, using as additional input the average system marginal prices of the year 2013. The results show that the proposed methodology is capable of evaluating a wide variety of NEM policies and can lead to suggestions for policy adaptation in order to establish a win-win contract between all interested stakeholders.
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energy policy, net-metering (NEM), photovoltaics, Technoeconomic Analysis
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Christoforidis GC, Panapakidis IP, Papadopoulos TA, Papagiannis GK, Koumparou I, Hadjipanayi M, Georghiou GE. A Model for the Assessment of Different Net-Metering Policies. (2018). LAPSE:2018.0994
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Christoforidis GC: Department of Electrical Engineering, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, 50100 Kozani, Greece [ORCID]
Panapakidis IP: Department of Electrical Engineering, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, 50100 Kozani, Greece
Papadopoulos TA: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece [ORCID]
Papagiannis GK: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Koumparou I: FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, PV Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
Hadjipanayi M: FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, PV Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
Georghiou GE: FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, PV Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Energies
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9
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4
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E262
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2016
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2016-04-01
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1996-1073
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