The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services

The provision of both electrical and mechanical energy services can play a critical role in poverty alleviation for the almost two billion rural users who currently lack access to electricity. Distributed generation using diesel generators remains a common means of electricity provision for rural co...

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Main Authors:	Casillas, Christian E., Kammen, Daniel M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Electric Utilities L940 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Energy: Demand and Supply Q410 Energy: Government Policy Q480
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5499

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spelling	okr-10986-54992021-04-23T14:02:22Z The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services Casillas, Christian E. Kammen, Daniel M. Electric Utilities L940 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Energy: Demand and Supply Q410 Energy: Government Policy Q480 The provision of both electrical and mechanical energy services can play a critical role in poverty alleviation for the almost two billion rural users who currently lack access to electricity. Distributed generation using diesel generators remains a common means of electricity provision for rural communities throughout the world. Due to rising fuel costs, the need to address poverty, and consequences of global warming, it is necessary to develop cost efficient means of reducing fossil fuel consumption in isolated diesel microgrids. Based on a case study in Nicaragua, a set of demand and supply side measures are ordered by their annualized costs in order to approximate an energy supply curve. The curve highlights significant opportunities for reducing the costs of delivering energy services while also transitioning to a carbon-free electrical system. In particular, the study demonstrates the significant cost savings resulting from the implementation of conventional metering, efficient residential lighting, and electricity generation using renewable energy sources. 2012-03-30T07:33:07Z 2012-03-30T07:33:07Z 2011 Journal Article Energy Policy 03014215 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5499 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	The provision of both electrical and mechanical energy services can play a critical role in poverty alleviation for the almost two billion rural users who currently lack access to electricity. Distributed generation using diesel generators remains a common means of electricity provision for rural communities throughout the world. Due to rising fuel costs, the need to address poverty, and consequences of global warming, it is necessary to develop cost efficient means of reducing fossil fuel consumption in isolated diesel microgrids. Based on a case study in Nicaragua, a set of demand and supply side measures are ordered by their annualized costs in order to approximate an energy supply curve. The curve highlights significant opportunities for reducing the costs of delivering energy services while also transitioning to a carbon-free electrical system. In particular, the study demonstrates the significant cost savings resulting from the implementation of conventional metering, efficient residential lighting, and electricity generation using renewable energy sources.
format	Journal Article
author	Casillas, Christian E. Kammen, Daniel M.
author_facet	Casillas, Christian E. Kammen, Daniel M.
author_sort	Casillas, Christian E.
title	The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services
title_short	The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services
title_full	The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services
title_fullStr	The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services
title_full_unstemmed	The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services
title_sort	delivery of low-cost, low-carbon rural energy services
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The Delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Rural Energy Services

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