Renewable energy support: pre-announced policies and (in)-efficiency

Nandeeta Neerunjun and Hubert Stahn

Working Papers from Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory (GAEL)

Abstract: This paper is essentially based on the assumption that policies supporting investment in intermittent renewable technologies cannot be contingent on meteorological events causing this intermittence. This decision was taken by most policymakers to avoid overly complex policy prescriptions. But in doing so, the first-best energy mix may be out of reach. We compare, in a unified second-best setting, the feed-in tariff, renewable premiums and tradable green certificates policy. We consider a “two-period, S-state” model. The S states reflect intermittency. Production decisions for renewable electricity are taken prior to the resolution of the uncertainty while the fossil-fuel sector adjusts its decision in each state. Retailers buy electricity on a state-dependent wholesale market which they deliver to consumers according to a fixed-tariff or a real-time-pricing contract. All these elements matter in the efficiency assessment of these policies.

Keywords: Intermittency; Renewables; Feed-in Tariff; Premiums for Renewable; Tradable Green Certificates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 D61 D62 Q41 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2024-03
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