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dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.contributor.authorGorroño-Albizu, Leire
dc.contributor.otherGodoy, Jaqueline de
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-18T13:39:25Z
dc.date.available2022-02-18T13:39:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0360-5442en
dc.identifier.otherhttps://katalogoa.mondragon.edu/janium-bin/janium_login_opac.pl?find&ficha_no=166280en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11984/5474
dc.description.abstractDistrict heating is expected to play an important role in the EU for the implementation of a low carbon energy system with high shares of renewables. Empirical examples from several countries show that district heating companies can misuse their monopoly position, hampering district heating adoption. To address this issue, it is necessary to develop and implement institutional frameworks that promote fair conditions for consumers. However, it is still unclear how to do this. This article reviews the institutional conditions implemented in Denmark and Sweden from the start of district heating until the present and analyses why different institutional configurations have managed or failed to promote fair conditions for consumers. The analytical framework for consumer power in natural monopolies is applied. The data is collected via a structured literature review, interviews with experts and other data sources such as resolutions of consumer complaints, relevant stakeholders’ websites and legal documents. The results indicate that local ownership, transparency and communication have been of key importance to reduce prices in both countries. Further research is necessary to fully understand how the institutional conditions have influenced product and customer relation quality. Lessons from Denmark and Sweden are outlined.en
dc.description.sponsorshipComisión Europeaes
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectDistrict heatingen
dc.subjectConsumer poweren
dc.subjectPolicies and public regulationen
dc.subjectOwnership and citizen participationen
dc.subjectTechnology adoptionen
dc.subjectFair institutional conditionsen
dc.titleGetting fair institutional conditions for district heating consumers: Insights from Denmark and Swedenen
dcterms.accessRightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2en
dcterms.sourceEnergyen
local.contributor.groupDirección de operaciones logístico productivases
local.description.peerreviewedtrueen
local.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121615en
local.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/765515/EU/Energy Systems in Transition/ENSYSTRAen
local.contributor.otherinstitutionhttps://ror.org/04m5j1k67es
local.source.detailsVol. 237. N. artículo 121615, 2021en
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