DYNA JOURNAL ENGINEERING

Key words:

solar fotovoltaica, autoconsumo, energías renovables, photovoltaic solar, self-consumption, renewable energies.

Article type:

ARTICULO DE INVESTIGACION / RESEARCH ARTICLE

Section:

RESEARCH ARTICLES

ABSTRACT:
The entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 1/2012 has led to the elimination of the support schemes to promote the use of the energy from renewable energy sources existing to date in Spain, and thus, certain standstill of this sector activity. In this context, some renewable technologies, mainly photovoltaic solar, can find in self-consumption an alternative for promoting their development and use. The self-consumption in the form of net-metering is mainly characterized by the possibility that the consumer can generate in situ part of the consumed electricity and use the network as storage or supply system. This option is still under study by the Government, so that there is a draft of Royal Decree that has not yet been approved. The aim of this paper is to analyze the economic viability of the net-metering mode in dwellings with small power photovoltaic facilities, considering those options that can contribute to make them viable.