Who knows what: information barriers to efficient DER roll-out

45 Pages Posted: 12 May 2021

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Sylwia Bialek

New York University, Institute for Policy Integrity

Yury Dvorkin

New York University (NYU) - New York University

Jip Kim

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Burcin Unel

Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law

Date Written: May 12, 2021

Abstract

While academic research on Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) has been mostly focused on first-best systems, we hypothesize that in reality multiple information barriers to efficient DER roll-out exist. We thus study the prevalence and importance of information issues arising in the context of deployment of DERs by reviewing the existing engineering and economic literature on distributed resources, analyzing DER-related regulatory proceedings, and surveying the relevant electricity sector stakeholders for their perception of information relevance and accessibility. Our findings suggest that there are substantial information problems, especially faced by DER owners and developers as well as non-profit organizations such as environmental groups. Some of the problems hinder the efficiency of DER roll-out, warranting new regulation, thereby indicating the role of policymakers for the future DER developments.

Keywords: Distributed energy resources, information, regulation

JEL Classification: D82, L94, Q48, Q49

Suggested Citation

Bialek, Sylwia and Dvorkin, Yury and Kim, Jip and Unel, Burcin, Who knows what: information barriers to efficient DER roll-out (May 12, 2021). USAEE Working Paper No. 21-497, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3844269 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3844269

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Yury Dvorkin

New York University (NYU) - New York University ( email )

Bobst Library, E-resource Acquisitions
20 Cooper Square 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-711
United States

Jip Kim

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Burcin Unel

Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law ( email )

139 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012
United States

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