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Who pays for renewables? Increasing renewable subsidisation due to increased datacentre demand in Ireland. ESRI WP566, June 2017

Lynch, Muireann Á. and Devine, Mel T. (2017) Who pays for renewables? Increasing renewable subsidisation due to increased datacentre demand in Ireland. ESRI WP566, June 2017. [Working Paper]

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    Abstract

    Demand from datacentres makes up a rapidly growing portion of electricity demand in Ireland. Increased demand in turn gives rise to increased renewable generation, mandated by government targets, and a corresponding increase in subsidisation levels. The current method of apportioning renewable subsidy costs may lead to consumers other than datacentres bearing this excess cost of subsidisation. This letter calculates the expected impact on these consumers.

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    Item Type: Working Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > energy policy (Including international arena)
    Countries > Ireland
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin > ESRI Working Papers
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 29 Dec 2019 17:21
    Number of Pages: 7
    Last Modified: 29 Dec 2019 17:21
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/102179

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