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Coopetitive Platform: Common Benefits in Electricity and Gas Distribution

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Simultaneous collaboration and competition, or coopetition, has so far been studied among firms or non-profit organizations, leaving the public arena largely unexplored. This study focuses on identifying and measuring common benefit generation by local government actors in coopetition. We purposefully choose a metropolis composed of 41 municipalities setting to identify and measure those effects of coopetition that cannot be achieved by individual actors alone. We use real data and tariffs to run simulations that identify common and individual benefits generated in gas and electricity distribution. We find that savings can be achieved by mutualizing energy procurement, even though the distribution of savings is not equal among municipalities. We substantiate that energy communities can act as coopetitive platforms to optimize energy costs of municipalities.

Source: Energies

DOI: 10.3390/en14217113

Authors: Wojciech Czakon, Karolina Mucha-Kuś, Maciej Sołtysik

Institutions: Jagiellonian University, WSB University, Częstochowa University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Business Strategy and Innovation

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,160