Abstract
Following the abandonment of nuclear power with a post-Chernobyl referendum, Italian energy policy has created a culture in favor of renewables developed by entrepreneurs and paid for by end users in the form of subsidies. This has led to the success in Italy of incentives for the use of renewables, which in 2015 already met targets set for 2020. Focusing on the Italian case, this chapter initially describes the legal framework and, in particular, the incentive mechanisms and then analyzes the impact of renewables in the vertically integrated Italian electricity market with policy implications. The main results highlight that the massive spread of renewable energy sources (RES) has changed the attitude of policymakers from a command-and-control system to a more simplified and market-oriented approach. In particular, given the past intensive financial efforts, new legislation started to curb new RES investment by setting clear caps on the total financing allotments to the incentive policy. Furthermore, the massive injection of RESs has highlighted the inadequacy of the current electric market design. Finally, the large-scale penetration of RES into everyday life in Italy has increased consumer awareness of green electricity, stimulating a new quest for green electricity and better climate conditions.
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According to the provisions of Regulation 244/07, the RES-E in plants that started operating or were repowered between 1 April 1999 and 31 December 2007 is entitled to certification of production from RES for the first 12 years of operation.
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According to the GME definition Dispatching User or Dispatching Customer is a party that has entered into a dispatching service contract with the TSO (Terna S.p.A.). For each Offer Point, it is the only party who/which is required to submit Offers/Bids into the Ancillary Services Market in respect of Offer Points authorised for this market.
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CIP-6 stands for the Inter-Ministerial Prices Committee Resolution 6 of 1992, which introduced an incentive mechanism for energy from RES and assimilated RES (e.g. cogeneration).
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Operators and offers take, into account are ENEL (Enel, 2016) (Energia pura casa, E-light, E-light verde, Semplice luce, Tutto compreso green); EDISON (Energia impatto zero); E.On (Luce verde più, Luce verde bioraria); Illumia (Energia sostenibile); Engie (Casa più verde Web); A2A (Prezzo sicuro verde); Hera Comm (Prezzo Fisso Hera Natura Luce); Sorgenia (Senza pensieri; Libero casa); Lifegate (Lifagate energy); Acea (Sostenibile più) (Acea Energia, 2016); ènostra (soloverde MONO, solo verde BIO, solo verde ALTRI USI); Enegan (Green domestico).
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Bigerna, S., Bollino, C.A., Polinori, P. (2017). Marketing Renewable Energy in Italy. In: Herbes, C., Friege, C. (eds) Marketing Renewable Energy. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46427-5_18
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