To Join or Not to Join? The Energy Community Dilemma: An Italian Case Study

Federico De Santi, Matteo Moncecchi, Giuseppe Prettico, Gianluca Fulli (), Sergio Olivero and Marco Merlo
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Federico De Santi: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
Matteo Moncecchi: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Prettico: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Gianluca Fulli: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 21027 Ispra, Italy
Sergio Olivero: Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, 10138 Turin, Italy
Marco Merlo: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: Energy Communities (EC) are becoming a major driver to foster the energy transition in Europe and the regulatory framework adopted by each Member State (MS) plays a key role for a prosperous deployment of ECs. This paper is thus divided into two layers. The first layer of this paper addresses the current regulations introduced by MSs regarding ECs, providing a critical comparison of each solution used. The second layer of research concerns the introduction of a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) optimization algorithm early studied by some of the authors furtherly developed to assess the conditions that favour prosumers’ participation to ECs. Both these models have been tested on a case study located in the city of Magliano Alpi, in the north of Italy. The results demonstrate that the proposed methodology correctly evaluates the key parameters influencing participation of citizens in ECs and indicate that for the Italian EC under study, there is the possibility to further expand the capacity installed without undermining the profitability of investment.

Keywords: energy communities; renewable sources; MILP; RED II; prosumers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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