We assess the incorporation of wind or solar resource quality into renewable auction design as a means to geographically diversify renewable energy production and to reduce costs to consumers by reducing scarcity rents at sites with high resource quality. With a stylized auction model, we model...

The pace of thermal retrofit of buildings in Germany remains slow. A Worst-First approach, prioritizing the retrofit of inefficient buildings, would address energy- and social policy objectives and deliver economic and climate benefits. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) show how...

Die energetische Sanierung von Gebäuden verläuft in Deutschland weiterhin schleppend. Dabei hat eine Sanierungsstrategie, bei der sehr ineffiziente Gebäude zuerst saniert werden, energie- und sozialpolitische sowie wirtschaftliche und klimapolitische Vorteile. Auf Grundlage von Daten des...

We assess the incorporation of wind or solar resource quality into renewable auction design as a means to geographically diversify renewable energy production and to reduce costs to consumers by reducing scarcity rents at sites with high resource quality. With a stylized auction model, we model...