Distributed generation as a planning decision
This line asks whether Chile should actively plan for more rooftop solar and other small-scale clean generation, instead of simply assuming how much will appear in the future.
Objective
PurposeChile's Long-Term Energy Planning (PELP), the exercise through which the country defines the power infrastructure it will need over the coming decades, currently treats distributed generation as an input rather than an investment decision. This line develops a planning methodology that includes it as an explicit decision variable, with its system value quantified in at least three PELP-consistent scenarios and a sensitivity analysis on grid constraints, financing barriers and contributions to flexibility and resilience.
Questions it addresses
Research- How much distributed generation should Chile plan for, and where is it most cost-effective?
- How does it compare with centralised generation, storage and network alternatives?
- How much fossil generation does it displace, how much grid infrastructure does it avoid and how much does it lower total system cost?
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Who it works withPublic deliverables
At the end of the programme- Planning methodology with the system value of distributed generation in three PELP scenarios
- Technical brief with policy and regulatory recommendations
- Public closing seminar
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