Impact of social costing on the competitiveness of renewable energies: the case of Crete

Mirasgedis, S; Diakoulaki, D; Papagiannakis, L; Zervos, A

dc.contributor.author	Mirasgedis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Diakoulaki, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Papagiannakis, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Zervos, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:39Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4215	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13643
dc.subject	external cost	en
dc.subject	social cost	en
dc.subject	renewable energies	en
dc.subject	energy planning	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Studies	en
dc.title	Impact of social costing on the competitiveness of renewable energies: the case of Crete	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0301-4215(99)00082-8	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0301-4215(99)00082-8	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	One of the most important barriers hindering the large-scale exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES) is the higher cost of renewable systems compared to those relying on the combustion of conventional fuels. Such a comparison does not take into consideration the economic burden associated with the many environmental impacts of conventional systems. This paper tries to investigate the effect of social costing in energy decision making and more specifically in the comparison of alternative action plans to satisfy electricity demand. The examined case study refers to the autonomous electricity system of Crete. The results show that the higher the penetration of RES into the energy system, the lower the social cost (i.e. the sum of the private and external cost) of electricity imposed on the society as a whole. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	ENERGY POLICY	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0301-4215(99)00082-8	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000085900100007	en
dc.identifier.volume	28	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	65	en
dc.identifier.epage	73	en