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Conditions and costs for renewables electricity grid connection: Examples in Europe

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Author

  • Derk J Swider
  • Luuk Beurskens
  • Sarah Davidson
  • John Twidell
  • Jurek Pyrko
  • Wolfgang Prueggler
  • Hans Auer
  • Katarina Vertin
  • Romualdas Skema

Summary, in English

This paper compares conditions and costs for RES-E grid connection in selected European countries. These are Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Lithuania and Slovenia. Country specific case studies are presented for wind onshore and offshore, biomass and photovoltaic power systems, as based on literature reviews and stakeholder interviews. It is shown that, especially for wind offshore, the allocation of grid connection costs can form a significant barrier for the installation of new RES-E generation if the developer has to bear all such costs. If energy policy makers want to reduce the barriers for new large-scale RES-E deployment, then it is concluded that the grid connection costs should be covered by the respective grid operator. These costs may then be recouped by increasing consumer tariffs for the use of the grid.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

1832-1842

Publication/Series

Renewable Energy

Volume

33

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Energy Engineering

Keywords

  • renewable
  • costs
  • embedded generation
  • grid connection
  • case studies
  • electricity
  • Europe

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0960-1481