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4TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES(PREMIUM) FEED-IN TARIFFSEURO/kWhProducer surplusEURO/kWhProducer surplusP CERTACBCost curveMarket pricekWh TargetP FIT_CP FIT_BP FIT_AABCCost curveMarket pricekWh TargetFig. 3. Differences in transfer costs due to higher Producer surplus of TGC systems incomparison to FITEspecially, if <strong>the</strong> cost resource curve is steep – Fig. 3 – Producer surplus in TGC systemsis considerable <strong>and</strong> may even be higher than generation costs! Hence <strong>the</strong> additional extracosts which finally have to be paid by <strong>the</strong> electricity consumers/tax payers risetremendously in comparison with a technology-specific FIT. This case is by far <strong>the</strong>overwhelming one in EU-27 countries <strong>and</strong> leads straight<strong>for</strong>ward, to <strong>the</strong> request <strong>for</strong> atechnology-specific support system e.g. FITs as depicted in Fig. 3, right side.A uni<strong>for</strong>m European TGC price <strong>for</strong> all RES-E would be set by <strong>the</strong> marginal price of <strong>the</strong>most expensive technology sold (analogous to current quota systems). If <strong>the</strong> marginalprice is set by a medium or high cost technology, this would lead to windfall profits <strong>for</strong>low cost technologies (this is one reason why <strong>the</strong> UK government has introducedtechnology b<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> UK ROCs market).In addition, it has to be born in mind that in a trading system <strong>the</strong> risk to recoverinvestments leads to <strong>the</strong> effect of an additional risk premium, see Fig. 4. This Figurefinally explains why <strong>the</strong> support costs in most trading schemes tend to be higher than inFIT countries.TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATESEURO/kWhExtra generation costsrisk premium!!!MarketpriceProducersurplusMinimalMonetarygenerationcostskWhTotalcostsQuota/ TargetFigure 4. Possible producer surpluses when <strong>the</strong> cost resource curve is steepRisø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 70

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