The Use of Typical User Load Profiles to Energy Communities in Finland - Aspects on Distribution Tariff Design and Regulation

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Abstract

The recent developments in the energy sector have promoted the role of citizen as active actors in the energy market in the form of energy communities (ECs). However, it is not clear how ECs should be treated in the pricing of electricity distribution and the price regulation. This paper discusses the definitions and load profiles of typical users used in the electricity distribution price regulation in Finland. The definitions are compared to different combinations of small-scale customers who could form different types of ECs. The comparison shows that the typical user definitions of larger commercial and industrial users would be of the same size as the studied ECs. The conclusion is that the typical user definitions should be kept up to date and updated in the future to account for ECs to ensure that the legislative requirements are met, and accurate statistics can be provided to the public.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 19th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2023
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-1258-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventInternational Conference on the European Energy Market - Lappeenranta, Finland
Duration: 6 Jun 20238 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM
ISSN (Print)2165-4077
ISSN (Electronic)2165-4093

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on the European Energy Market
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityLappeenranta
Period6/06/238/06/23

Keywords

  • distribution system operator
  • Distribution tariff
  • electricity distribution pricing
  • energy community
  • regulation

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Marketing
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology

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