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Employing Simple Cost-Sharing Policies to Motivate the Efficient Implementation of Distributed Energy Resources

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  • Brown, David P.

    (University of Alberta, Department of Economics)

  • Sappington, David E. M.

    (University of Florida, Department of Economics)

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We consider the optimal design of simple cost-sharing policies to motivate electricity distribution utilities to manage the costs of distributed energy resource (DER) projects. The optimal share of realized cost savings (s) that is awarded to the utility takes a particularly simple form in certain settings. More generally, s can vary with the prevailing environment in subtle and sometimes counter-intuitive ways. For instance, s may increase as cost savings become less onerous for the utility to secure and as the utility becomes more averse to risk. Gains from affording the utility a choice among cost-sharing policies typically are minimal.

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  • Brown, David P. & Sappington, David E. M., 2018. "Employing Simple Cost-Sharing Policies to Motivate the Efficient Implementation of Distributed Energy Resources," Working Papers 2018-9, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
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    distributed energy resources; procurement; regulation;
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    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities

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