Electricity distribution investments: no country for old rules? A critical overview of UK and Italian regulations

Simona Benedettini and Federico Pontoni ()

No 50, IEFE Working Papers from IEFE, Center for Research on Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

Abstract: The increase in distributed generation and the increasingly pro-active role of mass consumers demand smart distribution networks. To this aim, regulation too must innovate, in order to promote innovative and additional infrastructural investments.his paper develops, first, a methodological framework addressing the relevant drivers for the regulation of distribution network investments. In the light of this framework, we then perform a critical overview of the British and Italian regulatory approach to distribution network investments. Finally, we discuss some policy insights for the Italian regulator.

Keywords: electricity distribution network; investments; regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L94 L98 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
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