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This chapter focuses on the renewable energy market in the UK. First we discuss the impact of privatization, then show what preconditions might be important. The main conclusion drawn from the analysis is that in the UK, as well as in other countries, new policy frameworks need to guide the transition from an energy system designed to achieve short-term efficiencies through market operation to a long-term approach that would embrace new uncertainties. Both market interests and environmental protection need to be secured in order to guarantee the levels of investment needed in the UK’s renewable energy market.
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Based on the last Seven Year Statement of National Grid combined with DUKES estimates.
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Spataru, C., Arcuri, B. (2017). Marketing Renewable Energy in the United Kingdom. In: Herbes, C., Friege, C. (eds) Marketing Renewable Energy. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46427-5_17
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