Pricing Retail Electricity in a Distributed Energy Resources World

The traditional electric utility is threatened by developments triggered by public policy support for renewable energy and its improving cost-competitiveness. We describe the elements of retail pricing that can be applied to electricity consumers regardless of DER ownership, based on the principle t...

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Published in:The Electricity journal 2015-04, Vol.28 (3), p.112-121
Main Authors: Kirsch, Laurence D., Morey, Mathew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The traditional electric utility is threatened by developments triggered by public policy support for renewable energy and its improving cost-competitiveness. We describe the elements of retail pricing that can be applied to electricity consumers regardless of DER ownership, based on the principle that costs incurred by a utility depend solely upon the power flows that a consumer imposes on the utility's system.
ISSN:1040-6190
1873-6874
DOI:10.1016/j.tej.2015.03.004