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Enablers and Barriers in the Market-Driven Rollout of Smart Metering: Polish Technology Innovation System Analysis

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  • Maksymilian Kochański

    (Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
    Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Korczak

    (Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
    Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland)

  • Tadeusz Skoczkowski

    (Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

This paper is the first country-specific analysis of the market-driven Smart Metering innovation system, covering technologies, actors, and policies. It provides new insights on the key enablers and barriers in the rollout of electricity Smart Meters (SMs) without binding regulatory mandate. The presented research is based on the Technology Innovation System (TIS) analysis for Poland, where an obligation scheme for the rolling out of SMs has been introduced very recently. Still, the number of SMs installed places the country in the top 10 Member States of the European Union. The implementation of SMs is progressing in a complex, multi-actor innovation system, shaped by the leading role of Distribution System Operators (DSOs). The article analyses the key elements of the SM innovation system (technologies and infrastructures, actors and networks, institutions and policies) and characterizes their interaction based on desk research and a critical assessment of regulations, statistics, and literature. The major enablers of the rollout are DSOs expectations of benefits, which have been instigated by the market regulator’s benevolence in tariffs approval. On the other hand, the major barriers are delayed and incomplete public policy instruments. Results of the study can inform the development of other market-driven SM deployments around the world.

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  • Maksymilian Kochański & Katarzyna Korczak & Tadeusz Skoczkowski, 2021. "Enablers and Barriers in the Market-Driven Rollout of Smart Metering: Polish Technology Innovation System Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-28, August.
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