Regulating the promotion of renewable electricity consumption and production: a European Union case study

Woolley, Olivia

Abstract

Increasing renewable electricity production and consumption is viewed worldwide as a desirable policy goal, for reasons including climate change mitigation and energy security enhancement. However, realising this goal is far from simple. This is due to two related factors – socio-economic lock-in to fossil fuel consumption, and the difficulties associated with integrating renewable generation within electricity systems. Many states therefore use law to support pro-renewables policies, whether by promoting renewable electricity specifically or through removing barriers to the growth of the renewables sector. This chapter uses examples from European Union policy and law on renewable energy to illustrate some of the main respects in which law is used to facilitate renewable electricity production and consumption.

Citation

Woolley, O. (2021). Regulating the promotion of renewable electricity consumption and production: a European Union case study. In M. Roggenkamp, K. de Graaf, & R. Fleming (Eds.), Energy Law, Climate Change, and the Environment (388-398). Edward Elgar Publishing

• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: May 6, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 6, 2021
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Pages: 388-398
• Series Title: Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law
• Series Number: IX
• Book Title: Energy Law, Climate Change, and the Environment
• Chapter Number: 33
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1625569
• Publisher URL: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/energy-law-climate-change-and-the-environment-9781788119672.html