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The British power system and interconnectors: Analysing the implications of Brexit
The EU energy system is becoming increasingly integrated, with the pursuit of common energy and climate policies and the progression towards a single energy market. Interconnectors – cross-border power cables over which electricity is exchanged between countries – play an important part in this integrated energy market and enhance energy security. In 2016, around 7% of Britain’s energy consumption was met through interconnectors with France and the Netherlands [Ward, 2016]. Moreover, there is substantial power trading between the Republic of Ireland and mainland Britain and between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The vote for Brexit in 2016 has created uncertainty about the future expansion of these interconnectors [Buchan & Keay, 2016] and this has implications for the security and competitiveness of the UK’s power supply, especially in the context of the phase out of coal power generation and uncertainty over the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project. In this paper, we address the question of the effect of reduced capacity through interconnectors, as a possible consequence of Brexit, on the British power system. The effect of reduced capacity on aspects including wholesale power prices in Britain and the import-export structures will be analyzed. A sensitivity analysis using the EMME electricity market model, developed in Forschungszentrum Jülich, will be undertaken to model the effects of a reduction of net transfer capacity through interconnectors on these different features of the power system. In particular, the EMME tool will allow the modelling of changes to the structure of the power trading relationships between Britain and other EU countries. The regional breakdown of the EMME model also enables an analysis of the modelled effects on different regions of the UK, namely Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The British power system and interconnectors: Analysing the implications of Brexit
The EU energy system is becoming increasingly integrated, with the pursuit of common energy and climate policies and the progression towards a single energy market. Interconnectors – cross-border power cables over which electricity is exchanged between countries – play an important part in this integrated energy market and enhance energy security. In 2016, around 7% of Britain’s energy consumption was met through interconnectors with France and the Netherlands [Ward, 2016]. Moreover, there is substantial power trading between the Republic of Ireland and mainland Britain and between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The vote for Brexit in 2016 has created uncertainty about the future expansion of these interconnectors [Buchan & Keay, 2016] and this has implications for the security and competitiveness of the UK’s power supply, especially in the context of the phase out of coal power generation and uncertainty over the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project. In this paper, we address the question of the effect of reduced capacity through interconnectors, as a possible consequence of Brexit, on the British power system. The effect of reduced capacity on aspects including wholesale power prices in Britain and the import-export structures will be analyzed. A sensitivity analysis using the EMME electricity market model, developed in Forschungszentrum Jülich, will be undertaken to model the effects of a reduction of net transfer capacity through interconnectors on these different features of the power system. In particular, the EMME tool will allow the modelling of changes to the structure of the power trading relationships between Britain and other EU countries. The regional breakdown of the EMME model also enables an analysis of the modelled effects on different regions of the UK, namely Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The British power system and interconnectors: Analysing the implications of Brexit
Ball, Christopher (Autor:in) / Mayer, Philip (Autor:in) / Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm (Autor:in)
01.01.2017
7th International Symposium on Energy, NSCJ, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2017-08-14 - 2017-08-17
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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