Featured in The fertile solar crescent – 01-2018

The impact of peer to peer trading

Retail energy models: The growth of peer-to-peer models will have a significant impact on the PV industry, with rapidly growing interest in peer-to-peer energy retail models, and a number of trials and even commercial projects launching. Many (but not all) of these involve PV. In this article, Delta-ee Principal Analyst Charmaine Coutinho explores the status of and prospects for peer-to-peer business models, and the implications for the PV sector.

The rise of peer-to-peer (P2P) trading models has been rapid, with an announcement at least once a month on a new initiative seeking customers or funding. As part of Delta-ee’s research in ‘new energy’ business models and microgrids, we have researched this rise – one area we see challenging the old, centralized electricity supply system. …

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