Is Feed in Generation Pressing the Total Generation Cost in Portugal?

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2020

Authors

Da Silva, MA (Author) Other; João Tomé Saraiva (Author) FEUP; Sousa, JC (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM

17th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2020

16 September 2020 through 18 September 2020

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-0PW

DOI: 10.1109/eem49802.2020.9221897

Abstract (EN): Feed in generation was introduced in Portugal in 1988 to induce investments in endogenous and renewable energy resources. The feed in mechanism was adapted along time and its application was very successful so that currently more than 40% of the installed capacity is under this regime. Typically feed in tariffs are larger than average market prices so that there is a recurrent debate on whether this regime is pressing or not the end-user tariffs. This paper reports the main results obtained by the first author in his MSc Thesis in assessing the total generation cost under the current legal provisions on one side and, on the other, eliminating feed in generation from the mix. The results obtained using public data for 2017 indicate that the generation cost with feed in generation is 2,70% larger than the value obtained if it was eliminated from the market clearing process. © 2020 IEEE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific