Intra-country energy community developments : What are policy implications for the energy transition?
Recent EU legislation recognizes energy communities (ECs) as central actors in the energy system. Despite a growing literature on ECs, intra-country studies have been lacking. However, regional polarization can pose an urgent challenge to accomplish energy goals. We aim to shed light on this, and investigate it via a spatial analysis of ECs, projects and policies in the Netherlands from 1986 to 2020. Substantial and persistent differences are found. Especially northern regions and part of South Holland have a higher EC concentration, while those neighboring Rotterdam/The Hague make up a signif... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | article/Letter to editor |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Schlagwörter: | Energy communities / Energy policies / Energy transition / Spatial distribution / The Netherlands |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26839124 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/intra-country-energy-community-developments-what-are-policy-impli |
Recent EU legislation recognizes energy communities (ECs) as central actors in the energy system. Despite a growing literature on ECs, intra-country studies have been lacking. However, regional polarization can pose an urgent challenge to accomplish energy goals. We aim to shed light on this, and investigate it via a spatial analysis of ECs, projects and policies in the Netherlands from 1986 to 2020. Substantial and persistent differences are found. Especially northern regions and part of South Holland have a higher EC concentration, while those neighboring Rotterdam/The Hague make up a significant high-low cluster which among key findings correlate with a lack of policy use. Insights from this paper can also be germane for other countries contemplating or already translating national targets to regional strategies.