DSO tariff structures – development options from stakeholders' viewpoint. Issue 3 (19th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Honkapuro, Samuli; Tuunanen, Jussi; Valtonen, Petri; Partanen, Jarmo; Dey, PrasantaKumar; Dey, PrasantaKumar
• Is Part Of: International journal of energy sector management. Volume 8:Issue 3(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-08-19
• Subjects: Energy industries -- Management -- Periodicals; 333.79068
• DOI: 10.1108/IJESM-08-2012-0005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-6220

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec sec-type="purpose"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development needs and opportunities in the distribution system operators' (DSO) tariff structures in the smart grid environment.</p> </sec> <sec sec-type="design|methodology|approach"> <title>Design/methodology/approach</title> <p>The impacts of the distribution pricing schemes for the stakeholders and their requirements for the tariff structures are evaluated by qualitative analyses. Furthermore, there is a case analysis concerning the practical development possibilities of the DSO tariff structures in Finland.</p> </sec> <sec sec-type="findings"> <title>Findings</title> <p>Major finding of the paper is that the demand based power band tariff is the optimal solution for the DSO pricing structure, when taking into account the real-life limitations and the requirements of the stakeholders.</p> </sec> <sec sec-type="practical implications"> <title>Practical implications</title> <p>Outcomes of the paper can be applied in practice in design of the pricing schemes in the electricity distribution. Incentive provision impacts and cost reflectivity of the DSO tariffs can be improved by implementing the suggested pricing structure.</p> </sec> <sec sec-type="originality|value"> <title>Originality/value</title> <p>The paper provides novel viewpoint on the study of the DSO tariff design by considering the impacts of the pricing for the stakeholders and their requirements for tariff structure. Furthermore, the real-life limitations in the tariff design have been taken into account by analyzing the development options in Finland. Results are useful especially for the DSOs, regulators and academics, who are working with the tariff development issues.</p> </sec> </abstract>