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utility death spiral: a standalone construct

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Energy economics

a feared loop in which rooftop solar and storage cut utility sales, rates rise to cover fixed costs, and still more customers leave.

In energy economics, utility death spiral refers to a feared loop in which rooftop solar and storage cut utility sales, rates rise to cover fixed costs, and still more customers leave. This meaning comes from Laws (2017) in Applied Energy.[1]

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References

Laws, N. D., Epps, B. P., Peterson, S. O., Laser, M. S., & Wanjiru, G. K. (2017). On the utility death spiral and the impact of utility rate structures on the adoption of residential solar photovoltaics and energy storage. Applied Energy, 185, 627-641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.123

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