Searching for public benefits in solar subsidies: A case study on the Australian government's residential photovoltaic rebate program
Searching for public benefits in solar subsidies: A case study on the Australian government's residential photovoltaic rebate program
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10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.007
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2011-06
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A. Macintosh;Debra Wilkinson
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作者：
A. Macintosh;Debra Wilkinson
澳大利亚政府在2000年代实施了一项可再生能源计划，为购买太阳能光伏（PV）能源系统的住户提供回扣。最初称为光伏回扣计划（PVRP），2007年11月更名为太阳能家庭和社区计划（SHCP）。本文评估PVRP和SHCP使用的成本效益和公平性的措施。它发现，该计划是2000年代光伏发电容量增加六倍以上的主要驱动力，尽管基数较低。2010年，太阳能光伏在澳大利亚电力市场的份额仍然只有0.1%。该计划也是环境无效和昂贵的，减少了0.09 MtCO2-e/年的排放量在回扣光伏系统的寿命，平均成本在238澳元和282澳元/tCO2-e之间。此外，数据表明，该计划还存在公平问题，所有成功申请人中有66%居住在社会经济地位（SES）等级为中高或高的邮政地区。
The Australian Government ran a renewable energy program in the 2000s that provided rebates to householders who acquired solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Originally called the Photovoltaic Rebate Program (PVRP), it was rebranded the Solar Homes and Communities Plan (SHCP) in November 2007. This paper evaluates both the PVRP and SHCP using measures of cost-effectiveness and fairness. It finds that the program was a major driver of a more than six-fold increase in PV generation capacity in the 2000s, albeit off a low base. In 2010, solar PV’s share of the Australian electricity market was still only 0.1%. The program was also environmentally ineffective and costly, reducing emissions by 0.09 MtCO2-e/yr over the life of the rebated PV systems at an average cost of between AU$238 and AU$282/tCO2-e. In addition, the data suggest there were equity issues associated with the program, with 66% of all successful applicants residing in postal areas that were rated as medium–high or high on a Socio-economic Status (SES) scale.