Journal of Applied Economic Research
ISSN 2712-7435
Estimation of Efficiency of State Measures to Support Development of Microgeneration Based on Renewable Energy
Ratner S.V.
Abstract
The issues of the quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of various state incentives for the development of renewable energy have not been sufficiently studied in the scientific literature, mainly because of an insufficient volume of accumulated statistics. The purpose of this work is to study the effectiveness of various measures aimed at stimulating the development of PV-microgeneration, as one of the most promising mass demand technologies in the microgeneration sector in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, based on the use of nonparametric statistics. The information base of the study was data from the annual United States Solar Power Rankings compiled by the non-profit organization Solar Power Rocks, data from the National Nonprofit Trade Association of Solar Energy in the United States, and information provided in DSIRE Database of State Incentives for Renewable and Efficiency, accumulating data on measures to support various renewable energy and energy saving technologies since 1995. As a result of the calculation of the non-parametric correlation coefficients of Spearman and tau-Kendall and their criterial statistics, one can see that the most effective measures of support for PV-microgeneration are the legally established renewable energy development targets (RPS standards), and subsidies for the purchase and installation of equipment. Next comes the level of development of the standards for energy network interconnection. The standards for the share of solar energy in energy production at a regional (state) level are the third most efficient incentives for microgeneration. Less effective are bonus certificates for the sale of solar energy to the network and property tax reliefs. The Net Metering scheme and sales tax concessions for generated electricity do not affect the level of development of microgeneration. The results of various microgeneration incentives obtained can be used (after appropriate adaptation taking into account current socio-economic conditions) for the development of state and regional stimuli for microgeneration in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Keywords
microgeneration; renewable energy; photovoltaics; government incentives; efficiency; nonparametric correlation
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About Authors
Ratner Svetlana Valerievna – Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher in Department of Economic Dynamic and Control for Innovations, .A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of RAS, Moscow, Russia (117997, Moscow, Profsoyuznaya street, 65); e-mail: lanarat@mail.ru
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Ratner S.V. Estimation of Efficiency of State Measures to Support Development of Microgeneration Based on Renewable Energy. Bulletin of Ural <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Federal</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Series Economics and Management, 2018, Vol. 17, No. 4, 603-619. DOI: 10.15826/vestnik.2018.17.4.026.
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Received May 24, 2018; Accepted June 20, 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/vestnik.2018.17.4.026
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