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dc.titleImplementing Net Metering Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Design, Incentives and Best Practices
dc.contributor.authorMejdalani, Alexandre Novaes
dc.contributor.authorChueca, J. Enrique
dc.contributor.authorLópez Soto, David Daniel
dc.contributor.authorJi, Yi
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle
dc.contributor.orgunitEnergy Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2018-12-28T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2018-12-28T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractNet Metering (NM) policies have been widely used as a mechanism to allow the inclusion of distributed generation (DG) resources in the energy system, especially the adoption of solar photovoltaic systems by small consumers like households and small business. The core design of NM permits consumers connected to the utility grid to offset consumption by inputting self-generation surplus into the network. The regulatory and policy framework is key to determine the economics of DG (investment costs and benefits), and as a consequence to determining the adoption potential. In Latin America and Caribbean, 16 countries adopted some kind of NM regulation and policy; however, it varies across countries. We analyze the heterogeneity of the NM models in LAC, the key variables that need to be considered to apply NM regulations and policy, and how it generates economic incentives.
dc.format.extent25
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001463
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Implementing_Net_Metering_Policies_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean_Design_Incentives_and_Best_Practicesen.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Implementación_de_políticas_de_medición_neta_en_América_Latina_y_el_Caribe_diseño_incentivos_y_mejores_prácticas_es_es.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectElectricity Generation
dc.subjectSmart Grid System
dc.subjectEnergy Generation
dc.subjectElectricity Tariff
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeQ42 - Alternative Energy Sources
dc.subject.jelcodeL94 - Electric Utilities
dc.subject.jelcodeD13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
dc.subject.jelcodeL51 - Economics of Regulation
dc.typeTechnical Notes
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