Making renewable electricity policy in Spain : the politics of power / / John S. Duffield

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910488702903321
• Autore: Duffield John S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-75641-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 pages)
• Collana: Environmental politics and theory
• Disciplina: 333.794
• Soggetti: Renewable energy sources - Government policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Series Editors' Preface for: John S. Duffield -- Introduction -- The Structure of the Duffield Volume and Its Theme -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- The Puzzles of Renewable Power Policy in Spain -- Contributions to the Literature -- Analytic Framework and Expectations -- Central Arguments -- Organization -- References -- 2 Laying the Groundwork: Early Efforts to Promote Renewable Power in Spain -- Introduction -- The Legacy of Franco -- The 1980s: Initial Efforts to Promote Renewable Power -- Motivations -- Initial Actions Taken -- First Planning for Renewable Power -- Impact -- The 1990s: The First Systematic Support for Renewable Power -- The 1991 National Energy Plan -- The Original Special Regime -- Outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Classical Period: Renewable Power Takes Off -- Introduction -- First Steps: The New "Special Regime" -- Motives for a New Push to Promote Renewable Power -- Efforts to Promote Renewable Power -- Impact of the New Special Regime -- Initial Adjustments Under the Aznar Government -- Motives for Making Adjustments -- Taking Action: Real Decreto 436/2004 -- Impact of Real Decreto 436/2004 -- Further Adjustments Under the Socialists: Real Decreto 661/2007 -- Motives for Further Adjustments -- The Development of New Regulations -- Content of the New Regulations -- Impact of Real Decreto 661/2007: The Boom in Solar PV -- Reasons for the Boom in Solar PV -- ; Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Dark Ages: Reponses to the Renewables Boom -- Introduction -- Motivations for Reform: Negative Consequences of the Boom -- Rising Costs of Support -- Contribution to the Tariff Deficit -- Political Implications -- Efforts to Limit the Growth in Support Costs: To the Moratorium.; Initial Efforts to Contain PV Support Costs -- Additional Steps -- The Moratorium and Its Impact -- Efforts to Reduce Existing Costs -- Inspections -- Retroactive Cuts in Support -- New Charges -- Impact on System Support Costs -- The End of the Special Regime -- Impact on Deployment and the Tariff Deficit -- Long-Term Consequences of the Reforms -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Renaissance of Renewable Power -- Introduction -- Pressures for Further Government Action -- Developments at the EU Level: Targets for 2020 -- The Zapatero Government's Response: New Renewable Energy Plans -- Initial Reactions by the Rajoy Government -- The Rajoy Government's Response: The Auctions -- The 2016 Auction2 -- The May 2017 Auction -- The July 2017 Auction -- Overall Assessment of the Auctions -- Market Developments -- Falling Costs -- Merchant Projects -- Power Purchase Agreements -- Impact on Deployment -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Battle Over Self-Consumption -- Introduction -- Why Self-Consumption? -- Initial Efforts to Promote and Regulate Self-Consumption -- Precursors -- Renewed Interest -- Attempts by the Socialists to Regulate Self-Consumption -- Conservatives: Initial Hints of Support -- The Rajoy Government's Counterreformation -- Growing Opposition -- The Rajoy Government's Initial Proposal -- Laying the Groundwork -- Second Draft of the Regulations (5 June 2015) -- Mission Accomplished: Real Decreto 900/2015 -- Political Counterpressure: Efforts to Reverse Real Decreto 900/2015 -- National Political Efforts -- Other Actors -- Legal Efforts -- Reversal of Fortune Under the Sánchez Government -- Initial Steps -- Real Decreto-ley 15/2018 -- Real Decreto 244/2019 -- Impact -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Future Prospects for Renewable Power in Spain -- Introduction -- Motivations -- Renewable Energy Targets -- PNIEC Origins and Development.; Longer-Term Objectives -- Can Sufficient Capacity Be Built? -- Preliminary Steps: Restoring Investor Confidence -- Market Forces -- The Solution: New Auctions -- Can so Much Capacity Be Accommodated by the Electrical Grids? -- Overall Grid Capacity -- Access and Connection -- Can the New Renewable Capacity Meet Demand? -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 The Politics of Renewable Power in Spain -- Introduction -- The Primacy of the Executive -- Sources of Convergent Policy Preferences -- Material Conditions -- International Social Structures -- Domestic Imperatives -- Sources of Divergent Policy Preferences -- Party Ideology -- Interest Groups -- Leader Personalities -- Other National Actors -- The Regions and Municipalities -- The Constitutional and Legal Basis of Authority -- Motivation -- Renewable Power Planning and Promotion -- Authorization of Renewable Power Plants -- Municipalities -- Conclusion: The Future of Renewable Power Policymaking in Spain -- References -- Index.