RT Journal Article
T1 Consumption and production of cleaner energy by prosumers.
A1 Fikru, Mahelet G.
A1 Gautier, Luis
K1 Energía fotovoltaica - Generación
K1 Células solares
K1 Transición energética
AB As investments in small-scale energy generating systems, such as residential rooftop photovoltaics (PV), increase it is not clear how electricity generated from these systems affects energy consumption decisions such as the purchase of green electricity offered by electric utilities. We present two utility-maximization models to determine energy consumption and production decisions and conduct simulations to test the strength of relationships. The first model maximizes a prosumer’s utility function where the size of PV is exogenous. The second model presents a prosumer that makes decisions in two stages — utility maximization to determine energy consumption and net revenue maximization to determine size of the generation system. Results from the exogenous model suggest that while there is a positive correlation between PV system size and total energy consumption, the impact on green electricity purchases (non-negative) is very weak. When the prosumer optimally chooses her system size, the optimal size increases with electricity prices. These results have implications for achieving decarbonization goals through an energy transition.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31830
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31830
LA eng
NO Mahelet G. Fikru, Luis Gautier, Consumption and production of cleaner energy by prosumers, Energy Economics, Volume 124, 2023, 106760, ISSN 0140-9883, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106760
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/15558
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026