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Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets

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  • Widha Kusumaningdyah

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia
    Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan)

  • Tetsuo Tezuka

    (Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan)

  • Benjamin C. McLellan

    (Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan)

Abstract

Energy transitions are complex and involve interrelated changes in the socio-technical dimensions of society. One major barrier to renewable energy transitions is lock-in from the incumbent socio-technical regime. This study evaluates Energy Product–Service Systems (EPSS) as a renewable energy market mechanism. EPSS offer electricity service performance instead of energy products and appliances for household consumers. Through consumers buying the service, the provider company is enabled to choose, manage and control electrical appliances for best-matched service delivery. Given the heterogenous market players and future uncertainties, this study aims to identify the necessary conditions to achieve a sustainable renewable energy market. Simulation-Based Design for EPSS framework is implemented to assess various hypothetical market conditions’ impact on market efficiency in the short term and long term. The results reveal the specific market characteristics that have a higher chance of causing unexpected results. Ultimately, this paper demonstrates the advantage of implementing Simulation-Based Design for EPSS to design retail electricity markets for renewable energy under competing market mechanisms with heterogenous economic agents.

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  • Widha Kusumaningdyah & Tetsuo Tezuka & Benjamin C. McLellan, 2021. "Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-21, March.
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