@ARTICLE{Benalcazar_Pablo_Prosumer_2025,
 author={Benalcazar, Pablo and Andrade, Carlos and Guamán, Wilian},
 volume={vol. 28},
 number={No 1},
 pages={77–97},
 journal={Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 publisher={Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN},
 abstract={Developing countries face significant challenges in their electricity sector, including outdated infrastructure, insufficient generation capacity, and underdeveloped electricity markets. Solar photovoltaic systems combined with batteries (PV-BES) for residential consumers present a viable solution to help address these challenges. To support the deployment of such technologies, it is essential to establish well-designed compensation mechanisms that encourage investment in the sector. Using Ecuador as a case study, this research aims to analyze, through an optimization tool, the techno-economic performance of PV-BES systems for different consumer categories under various scenarios – Business as Usual (BAU) and Without Subsidies (NoSub) – as well as under different compensation mechanisms, namely Feed-in Tariff (FiT), Net Metering (NM), and Net Billing (NB). The results show that current electricity price subsidies significantly discourage investment in new solar capacity in the residential sector, particularly for low-electricity consumers. Eliminating subsidies would result in a more competitive LCOE across all consumer categories, making the adoption of PV-BES systems more viable. Finally, to promote PV-BES adoption while ensuring a fair distribution of benefits among all actors, customized compensation mechanisms tailored to each consumer category are necessary. Otherwise, high electricity consumption categories would receive the greatest benefits, potentially leading to inequities in the system.},
 title={Prosumer policy options in developing countries: a comparative analysis of feed-in tariffs, net metering, and net billing for residential PV-battery systems},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/134748/PDF-MASTER/04-10-EPJ-00403-2025-02-Benalcazar.pdf},
 keywords={prosumers, compensation mechanisms, net metering, net billing, feed-in tariffs},
}