Summary:
The increasing integration of distributed renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, requires adequate regulatory schemes in order to reach economic sustainability. Incentives such as Feed-in Tariffs and Net Metering are seen as key policies to achieve this objective. While the Feed-in Tariff scheme has been widely applied in the past, it has now become less justified mainly due to the sharp decline of the PV system costs. Consequently, the Net Metering scheme is being adopted in several countries, such as Brazil, where it has is in force since 2012. In this context, this paper aims to estimate the minimum monthly residential demand for prosumers located in the different distribution concession areas in the interconnected Brazilian system that ensures the economic viability of the installation of PV systems. In addition, the potential penetration of PV-based distributed generation (DG) in residential buildings is also estimated. This study was conducted for the entire Brazilian interconnected system and it demonstrates that the integration of distributed PV systems is technical-economic feasible in several regions of the country reinforcing the role of the distributed solar energy in the diversification of Brazilian electricity matrix.
Keywords: PV systems; Brazil; Net metering; Distributed generation; Economic analysis; PV systems penetration
JCR Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 4,880 - Q1 (2018); 9,000 - Q1 (2022)
DOI reference:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.01.014
Published on paper: April 2018.
Published on-line: January 2018.
Citation:
P. Vilaça, N. Knak Neto, L. Carvalho, J. Sumaili, J.P. Tomé Saraiva, B.H. Dias, V. Miranda, S.M. de Souza, Technical-economic analysis for the integration of PV systems in Brazil considering policy and regulatory issues. Energy Policy. Vol. 115, pp. 199 - 206, April 2018. [Online: January 2018]
