Overview
- Presents methodology and measures to demonstrate best practice in how such a co-ownership model could work
- Provides case studies highlighting experiences from various parts of the world
- Introduces new financing instruments for facilitating energy transition
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Rationale for Consumer Ownership in Renewable Energies
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Consumer (Co-)Ownership: Conventional Models and Consumer Stock Ownership Plans
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Country Reports
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About this book
This book is addressed to energy consumers in local communities, their municipalities and to the policy makers who represent them. Additionally, non-EU countries, in particular those where rural areas have limited access to energy, e.g. in Asia, Africa and Latin America, may be interested in the benefits of consumer ownership. While demand for energy in developing countries is growing, access to energy is crucial for improving the quality of life.
The editor of this book presents a new model of consumer ownership in RE for both the EU and countries worldwide. Part One describes the rationale for consumer ownership in RE with regard to social, organizational, legal and financial conditions. Part Two discusses the issue of financing RE and introduces a new financing technique, the Consumer Stock Ownership Plan (CSOP), comparing it to traditional models. Part Three provides 18 country studies from Europe, North America, South America and Asia, organized so as to enable a cross-country comparison of policy approaches and feasibility. Policy recommendations are based on the results of this survey. Part Four summarizes, compares the best practice cases, presents a cost-benefit analysis of “prosumage” and against this background evaluates the impact on future policy.
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Transition
Book Subtitle: Financing Consumer Co-Ownership in Renewables
Editors: Jens Lowitzsch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93518-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93517-1Published: 22 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93518-8Published: 09 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 794
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Policy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Renewable and Green Energy, Urban Economics, Energy Efficiency