Journal article
Local conditions for the decentralization of energy systems
- Abstract:
- Local energy systems (LES) are designed to decarbonize, balance, and coordinate supply, storage and demand resources. Which local conditions enable LES to flourish? Using a unique dataset of 146 LES projects in the UK from 2010 to 2020, we apply econometric methods to identify energy, institutional and socio-economic conditions significantly associated with LES, but not other local energy forms. We show distributed power generation, low-carbon infrastructure firm activity, local government strategy and active energy efficiency markets are enablers of LES involving multiple actors, sectors and skill sets. These conditions describe a clear policy agenda for stimulating and supporting emerging local energy markets.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/00343404.2022.2131756
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- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Journal:
- Regional Studies More from this journal
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 2037-2053
- Publication date:
- 2022-11-14
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1360-0591
- ISSN:
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0034-3404
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English
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1304566
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pubs:1304566
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2023-08-08
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- Arvanitopoulos et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2022
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- © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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