Distributed generation in Austria

From a regulatory perspective the approach towards a higher share of Distributed Generation (DG) has to be balanced considering national energy policy as well as maintaining the quality of electricity supply, adapted network expansion concepts and related costs. The status and potential estimation was based on collection and analysis of the existing data. The pooling of DG to e.g. virtual power plants has been evaluated by investigating the current legal and market requirements. Concerning economic and climate change aspects a comparison of mini CHPs and centralised CCGT has been modelled. The influence of DG on voltage regulation, losses and reactive power has been analysed by means of a generic network model.