Pub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101880
Marie-Theres Holzleitner-Senck, Simon Moser, Michael Denk
This paper critically examines the legal definition of waste heat and the provisions on waste heat in the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The legal definition is crucial for aligning waste heat with the overarching energy efficiency and renewable energy objectives and has direct implications for the efficient use of energy and national policies. The legal analysis identifies ambiguities and inconsistencies that may result in uncertainty and the non-implementation of waste heat measures. The paper concludes with recommendations to improve the clarity and derive practical applicability of the aforementioned provisions.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101834
Zhiqun Li , Shang Xie , Dongming Wei
This study examines the relationship between energy poverty and personal time allocation using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data. We found that household energy poverty significantly reduces work and leisure time but increases housework time. Potential mechanisms include health status, employment type, and single status. Our results show that energy poverty reduces effective time utilization, wasting human resources and potentially hindering socio-economic development. We recommend that China's government recognize and alleviate the negative impact of household energy poverty to support socio-economic development, providing an empirical reference for other developing countries.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101812
Jorge Armando Bedoya-Cadavid , Angela María Lanzas-Duque , Harold Salazar
Investment in electric power infrastructure is needed to ensure access to affordable, secure, and sustainable energy in Latin America by 2030. A determining factor to stimulate this type of investment is the rate of return approved by the regulatory commissions. The return expected by investors (cost of equity) depends on the risks associated with these investments. Regulatory commissions commonly use the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), for which only market risk is relevant. Market risk is low for regulated firms, ignoring other risk types, and is measured with firms and variables outside the Latin American region. This procedure, however, does not consider the risks these types of investments are exposed to in Latin America. In this analysis, six risk factors were initially proposed to explain the risk-return relationship of these types of investments; nevertheless, after an exploratory analysis of the factors, two factors were eliminated to form a four-factor model (Electric-4). Then, the CAPM model was contrasted with the Electric-4 model. Both models used Latin American firms and market variables, and both were evaluated between July 2010 and July 2022. The analysis sample comprises 28 electric utilities dedicated to transmission and distribution. Through regression analysis, we found that the Electric-4 model explains a higher percentage of the variations in the portfolio returns of electric utilities in the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA), São Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&F), and Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA). These results help to understand the risk-return relationship of electric power infrastructure investments in the Americas for investment decision-making. In addition, the proposed model aids the regulatory commissions in Latin America in establishing an adequate return on equity cost of capital that encourages investments in electric power infrastructure.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101863
Juan David Rivera-Niquepa , Paulo M. De Oliveira-De Jesus , Jose M. Yusta
Governments worldwide are pursuing public policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while sustaining economic growth. Several methodologies, including the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) decomposition, Tapio decoupling analysis, and the decoupling effort method, have been employed to analyze energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. These approaches have been applied across various time frames: single-period, year-by-year, and multi-period analyses. However, previous studies have often overlooked significant trend changes in the indicators. This study introduces a methodology that integrates decomposition and decoupling analysis within a multi-period time frame, explicitly accounting for major trend shifts in the carbon dioxide time series. The time frame is defined using a total mean squared error (TMSE) minimization approach. The decomposition analysis employs the additive LMDI method, while the decoupling analysis utilizes the Tapio and decoupling effort models. A case study of Portugal’s carbon dioxide emissions from 1995 to 2020, disaggregated into six energy-consuming sectors, demonstrates the effectiveness of this methodology. The results highlight the substantial impact of carbon intensity, particularly in the electricity and heat sectors. This study demonstrates that accounting for trend changes in period selection provides critical insights, enabling a more thorough and accurate analysis of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101864
Dafeng Xu
This paper analyzes Nigeria's rural-urban inequality in drinking water accessibility. The paper shows that rural-urban inequality could largely be attributed to wealth status. Within each wealth group, the degree of rural-urban inequality was statistically insignificant. These findings suggest that Nigeria's issues of drinking water inaccessibility were primarily a socioeconomic challenge rather than rural-urban disparities in infrastructure and services beyond individual households. The observed inequality largely stemmed from the concentration of households with low socioeconomic status in rural Nigeria, but low-income urban residents experienced a comparable degree of water inaccessibility and derived no inherent benefit from urban residency.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101847
Fabio Caputo, Roberta Fasiello
The increasing pressure on corporations from their stakeholders regarding sustainability is a pivotal driver of transparency on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics. New policy directions and ongoing global socio-political dynamics guide the attention. In this context, the utilities sector presents fertile soil for exploring how ESG accountability shapes corporate practices. In this editorial, we discuss ESG reporting as a topic of analysis and describe the primary trends in the literature that support its development. The studies published in this Special Issue are also presented to the reader. Finally, we describe the emerging paths for research on ESG reporting in the sector, focusing on providing policymakers insights. What we learned highlights the interest of utility companies in participating in sustainable development from the scientific and practical perspectives. Insights emerge from the multiple analyses as the authors explored utilities' contribution to sustainability-oriented change.
{"title":"Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and accountability in the utilities sector: Research paths and policy directions","authors":"Fabio Caputo, Roberta Fasiello","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101847","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101847","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing pressure on corporations from their stakeholders regarding sustainability is a pivotal driver of transparency on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics. New policy directions and ongoing global socio-political dynamics guide the attention. In this context, the utilities sector presents fertile soil for exploring how ESG accountability shapes corporate practices. In this editorial, we discuss ESG reporting as a topic of analysis and describe the primary trends in the literature that support its development. The studies published in this Special Issue are also presented to the reader. Finally, we describe the emerging paths for research on ESG reporting in the sector, focusing on providing policymakers insights. What we learned highlights the interest of utility companies in participating in sustainable development from the scientific and practical perspectives. Insights emerge from the multiple analyses as the authors explored utilities' contribution to sustainability-oriented change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 101847"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142756614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101861
Stepan Vesely
Can environmentally conscious consumers become a driving force in the uptake of energy-use automation? To help answer this question, we collect survey data from samples drawn from the general population in Germany and Spain (combined N = 2864). Self-reported rates of energy-use automation adoption reach 30.0% in the German sample and 41.0% in the Spanish sample. Environmental self-identity, environmental norms, and one's tendency toward environmentally friendly consumer behavior influence preferences for energy-use automation in Germany but not in Spain. We discuss the possibility that this difference could be attributed to energy-use automation becoming so normalized in Spain that psychological characteristics cease to play a significant role in adoption decisions. Certain other individual characteristics and structural conditions are associated with automation technology preferences, particularly age, gender, income, education, and dwelling type.
{"title":"Evidence on environmentally conscious consumers’ preferences for energy-use automation in Germany and Spain","authors":"Stepan Vesely","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101861","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101861","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Can environmentally conscious consumers become a driving force in the uptake of energy-use automation? To help answer this question, we collect survey data from samples drawn from the general population in Germany and Spain (combined <em>N</em> = 2864). Self-reported rates of energy-use automation adoption reach 30.0% in the German sample and 41.0% in the Spanish sample. Environmental self-identity, environmental norms, and one's tendency toward environmentally friendly consumer behavior influence preferences for energy-use automation in Germany but not in Spain. We discuss the possibility that this difference could be attributed to energy-use automation becoming so normalized in Spain that psychological characteristics cease to play a significant role in adoption decisions. Certain other individual characteristics and structural conditions are associated with automation technology preferences, particularly age, gender, income, education, and dwelling type.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"92 ","pages":"Article 101861"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101860
Lars Fälting , Anders Forssell , Magnus Åberg
District heating systems are common in the Northern Hemisphere, but their extent and position in heating markets vary. In Sweden, district heating currently supplies more than half of the demand for heating in Swedish buildings, significantly more in urban areas, with most of the district heating systems built between 1970 and 1990, motivated by the possibility of combining heat production with efficient generation of power. This analysis explains why so many district heating systems were built through an analysis of historical policy documents, statistical data, and interviews. The conclusion is that interrelated drivers can explain this expansion. In particular, the energy crises of the 1970s led to concerns about oil dependency. The parallel reduction in oil use and imported fuels also improved air quality. A national referendum in 1980 also began the phase-out of nuclear power, with combined heat and power playing a pivotal role in its replacement. Favourable governmental loans and grants, combined with more coercive regulations and a general sense that building district heating systems was a “sign of the times”, encouraged even smaller and mid-sized cities to build district heating systems. Thus, the foundation was laid to support the strong current position of district heating in Sweden.
{"title":"Drivers of district heating's dominance in Sweden's urban areas: A historical perspective","authors":"Lars Fälting , Anders Forssell , Magnus Åberg","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101860","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101860","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>District heating systems are common in the Northern Hemisphere, but their extent and position in heating markets vary. In Sweden, district heating currently supplies more than half of the demand for heating in Swedish buildings, significantly more in urban areas, with most of the district heating systems built between 1970 and 1990, motivated by the possibility of combining heat production with efficient generation of power. This analysis explains why so many district heating systems were built through an analysis of historical policy documents, statistical data, and interviews. The conclusion is that interrelated drivers can explain this expansion. In particular, the energy crises of the 1970s led to concerns about oil dependency. The parallel reduction in oil use and imported fuels also improved air quality. A national referendum in 1980 also began the phase-out of nuclear power, with combined heat and power playing a pivotal role in its replacement. Favourable governmental loans and grants, combined with more coercive regulations and a general sense that building district heating systems was a “sign of the times”, encouraged even smaller and mid-sized cities to build district heating systems. Thus, the foundation was laid to support the strong current position of district heating in Sweden.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"92 ","pages":"Article 101860"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101862
Murat Erdem , Mert Gürtürk
This analysis considers the effects of past and present renewable support mechanisms on solar energy investment in Turkey based on economic conditions. Changes in the costs of solar energy plants due to inflation over time, the effects of the formula coefficients presented, and the advantages/disadvantages compared to the previous program are presented. Due to current high interest rates and inflationary pressures, annual earnings from solar energy investments have been calculated to range from US$ 70,946 to US$ 138,893. The investment payback period varies between 6.2 and 12 years, while the total support amount is 122.59 cents (US$/kWh). We find that the economic policies have negatively affected the predictability and sustainability of solar energy investments. The results are relevant to policymakers and investors. Optimum energy policies are needed for sustainable energy development in Turkey and developing countries like Turkey.
{"title":"Economic analysis of the impact of Turkey's renewable support mechanism on solar energy investment","authors":"Murat Erdem , Mert Gürtürk","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101862","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101862","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This analysis considers the effects of past and present renewable support mechanisms on solar energy investment in Turkey based on economic conditions. Changes in the costs of solar energy plants due to inflation over time, the effects of the formula coefficients presented, and the advantages/disadvantages compared to the previous program are presented. Due to current high interest rates and inflationary pressures, annual earnings from solar energy investments have been calculated to range from US$ 70,946 to US$ 138,893. The investment payback period varies between 6.2 and 12 years, while the total support amount is 122.59 cents (US$/kWh). We find that the economic policies have negatively affected the predictability and sustainability of solar energy investments. The results are relevant to policymakers and investors. Optimum energy policies are needed for sustainable energy development in Turkey and developing countries like Turkey.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"92 ","pages":"Article 101862"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-25DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101859
Congyu Zhao , Xuan Zhai , Zhengguang Liu , Chenchen Song
This paper investigates the impact of energy poverty eradication on carbon inequality mitigation in China. First, we find that energy poverty positively correlates with carbon inequality, indicating that alleviating energy poverty narrows the inequality of carbon emissions. Second, alleviating energy poverty is especially crucial in regions facing a more deteriorated situation characterized by energy poverty and carbon inequality. Third, environmental protection expenditures are a mediator and can also directly tackle carbon inequality. Fourth, energy poverty inhibits technological innovation and leads to more traditional energy consumption, undermining the energy transition.
{"title":"Enlarging or narrowing? Exploring the impact of energy poverty on carbon inequality in China","authors":"Congyu Zhao , Xuan Zhai , Zhengguang Liu , Chenchen Song","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101859","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2024.101859","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper investigates the impact of energy poverty eradication on carbon inequality mitigation in China. First, we find that energy poverty positively correlates with carbon inequality, indicating that alleviating energy poverty narrows the inequality of carbon emissions. Second, alleviating energy poverty is especially crucial in regions facing a more deteriorated situation characterized by energy poverty and carbon inequality. Third, environmental protection expenditures are a mediator and can also directly tackle carbon inequality. Fourth, energy poverty inhibits technological innovation and leads to more traditional energy consumption, undermining the energy transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"92 ","pages":"Article 101859"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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