Local conditions for the decentralization of energy systems

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Arvanitopoulos, Theodoros, Wilson, Charlie and Ferrini, Silvia (2023) Local conditions for the decentralization of energy systems. Regional Studies, 57 (10). pp. 2037-2053. ISSN 0034-3404

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Abstract

Local energy systems (LES) are designed to decarbonize, balance, and coordinate supply, storage and demand resources. Which local conditions enable LES to flourish? Using a unique dataset of 146 LES projects in the UK from 2010 to 2020, we apply econometric methods to identify energy, institutional and socio-economic conditions significantly associated with LES, but not other local energy forms. We show distributed power generation, low-carbon infrastructure firm activity, local government strategy and active energy efficiency markets are enablers of LES involving multiple actors, sectors and skill sets. These conditions describe a clear policy agenda for stimulating and supporting emerging local energy markets.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	DATA AVAILABILITY: Data and syntax used in this article can be accessed online from the Open Science Framework (OSF) repository at https://osf.io/d45hn/ (doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/D45HN).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	decarbonization,decentralization,digital skills,landscape transition,local energy systems,spatial econometric modelling,environmental science(all),social sciences(all),sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2022 15:34
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2025 00:52
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90338
DOI:	10.1080/00343404.2022.2131756

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