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How to Regulate a Market-Driven Rollout of Smart Meters? A Multi-Sided Market Perspective

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  • J. Schächtele
  • J. Uhlenbrock

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Smart (electricity) meters are regarded as a crucial element to increase energy efficiency by better balancing energy supply and demand. Nevertheless, most countries so far have not seen a comprehensive smart meter rollout; neither mandated by a regulatory directive nor through autonomous market forces. A key economic obstacle to a market-driven rollout is the fragmentation of benefits among multiple stakeholders, which disperses investment incentives. In this article we investigate how to best overcome this investment barrier by analyzing three distinct smart meter market structures. A key parameter for the analysis is the recognition that the smart meter market is multi-sided, making it essential to consider its peculiar characteristics. Our qualitative analysis indicates that a combined smart meter and distribution grid operator, with a regulatory setup that permits the socialization of smart meter investment costs among all electricity consumers, is best suited to implement a market-driven smart meter rollout.

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  • J. Schächtele & J. Uhlenbrock, 2012. "How to Regulate a Market-Driven Rollout of Smart Meters? A Multi-Sided Market Perspective," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, Intersentia, vol. 13(3), pages 273-306, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sen:journl:v:13:i:3:y:2012:p:273-306
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    1. 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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