Promoting energy-sharing communities: Why and how? Lessons from a Belgian pilot project

Elise Viadere

Energy Policy, 2025, vol. 198, issue C

Abstract: This paper explores why energy-sharing communities need policy support via network tariff adjustments and how to optimally design that support. Findings from a case study indicate that, even with high self-consumption, the energy-sharing model may not ensure participants reach break-even. Counterfactual analyses, using machine-learning techniques, indicate that capacity-term adjustments alone had minimal impact on peak consumption. Policy recommendations suggest limiting capacity-term adjustments to communities capable of actively managing peak loads through real-time data and flexible assets.

Keywords: Energy community; Energy-sharing; Network tariffs; Demand-response (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114483

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