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| − | {{cquote|Energy as a commons? With paradigms new markets and opportunities arising with digitalising in the energy sector and democratising means of production and distribution, how can regulation be designed in such a way that energy systems these markets are equitable and ensure participation across society?}}
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| − | == The Past: Distributing energy the traditional way ==
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| − | * The traditional power grid
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| − | * production - transmission - distribution - consumer
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| − | * Electricity takes over other forms of energy (electric cars etc.)
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| − | * Russia-EU relations etc. increase uncertainty
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| − | * Current European Energy facilities will have to be modernised soon
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| − | * Energy trading taking over
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| − | * More and more people are installing solar panels on their own
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| − | == The Future: Smart grids - an outlook to what is possible ==
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| − | === The economic dimension ===
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| − | * more efficiency through smart grids
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| − | * flexibility through information of residential energy use
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| − | * intelligent and flexible grids instead of linear distribution
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| − | === The societal dimension ===
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| − | * consumers become co-producers
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| − | * "energy literacy" goes up
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| − | * decentralisation through empowerment of citizens
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| − | === The technological dimension ===
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| − | * both electricity and information are exchanged
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| − | * ensuring interoperability in smart power grids
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| − | * reporting energy usage to increase efficiency
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| − | === The environmental dimension ===
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| − | * pushing decarbonisation
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| − | * Consumers more likely to install renewable sources of energy (e.g. solar panels)
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| − | * consumers have a greater influence on the amount of renewable energy used in Europe
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| − | == The Present: Obstacles to be addressed ==
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| − | === The economic dimension ===
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| − | * most systems still centralised
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| − | * little investments into smart grid projects
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| − | * energy market rules need to be newly defined
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| − | * the roles of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) need to be alternated and defined
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| − | * energy markets are often unpredictable
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| − | * how can affordable energy prices for consumers be ensured?
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| − | * only large infrastructure programmes are funded at the moment
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| − | === The societal dimension ===
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| − | * Energy illiteracy: In the current system, the user is a passive consumer, always dependent on utility companies, ignorant of how the energy system works
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| − | * currently costs outweigh benefits
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| − | * liberalisation of the energy market still ongoing
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| − | * will things be regulated on a national or transnational (European) level? (see energy meters)
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| − | * how are consumers motivated to become co-producers of energy?
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| − | * how is knowledge about grid possibilities spread to citizens?
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| − | * how can the public be involved in large-scale projects?
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| − | === The technological dimension ===
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| − | * data protection: new risks for consumers as energy usage data is recorded
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| − | * security: grid system open to cyber attacks that could disable areas of the grid?
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| − | * reliability: is the grid going to be reliable at all times?
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| − | * data storage: huge sums of data will be recorded
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| − | * are microgrids a possibility?
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| − | === The environmental dimension ===
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| − | * do renewable means of energy really push smart grids?
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| − | == The Actors: Who is involved ==
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| − | *EU Commission & DG on Energy
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| − | *Member States’ energy ministries and distribution systems
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| − | *Connecting Europe Facility
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| − | *EU citizens as “prosumers”
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| − | == Measures in Place: What has been done ==
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| − | What are sources of knowledge EU citizens to look into at the moment?
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| − | What are microgrids and how do they work?
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| − | === Clean Energy Package ===
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| − | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3986_en.htm
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| − | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3961_en.htm
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| − | https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/energy-union-and-climate_en
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| − | === SET-Plan ===
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| − | The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating national research efforts and helping to finance projects.
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| − | === TEN-E ===
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| − | The Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) – are programmes set up by the EU for the implementation of the European Single Market. The Trans-European Networks aim at "linking island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the community”.
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| − | == A final outlook ==
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| − | == Links for further Research ==
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| − | * https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/energy-as-a-common-good/2017/02/22
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| − | * http://energyandcarbon.com/digitalisation-energy-implications/
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| − | == References ==
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