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than the potential impact in other areas, especially in southern Europe. This is reflected in the figure [II], which provides a lower level of production in the north of the continent when compared with the south. While the photovoltaic potential in Germany is about 900 kWh / kW, other countries such as France, Spain, Portugal and Italy have rates ranging between 1,650 and 1,350 kWh / kW creating a more suitable environment to embark on solar street (European Union 2012). This is not to say that solar investments are ineffective, but that solar energy may not be an optimal energy source for those European countries which, paradoxically, are increasingly investing in it. Understand and optimize the characteristics of the European regions in order to maximize energy production, it is an essential part for the success of energy Union. This focus on the production of renewable energy in the EU is a necessary component that could potentially be disastrous if the schedule is not prudent. The root of this ideology can be found in the same documents that make up the European Union. Article 194 of the Lisbon Treaty, in 2009 indicated that, while the principles and general objectives of European environmental policy remain largely unchanged, the treaty strengthens the EU's commitment to sustainable development, the fight against climate change and development renewable. Think that renewable energy is a type of stable and affordable energy, it contributes to the misalignment of the Internal Market objectives. The achievement of objectives relating to sustainability is legitimate, but use green energy for consumer savings is inconsistent. 8
"The European electricity consumption expected to grow through 2030 at an average annual rate of 1.4% along with the doubling of the share of renewable energies, from 13% to 26% by 2030" - International Energy Agency (AIE) AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE: COSTS, TIMES AND EFFICIENCY A European Commission report dating back more than a decade ago, has estimated that the development of the basic interconnection plan by 10% by 2013, would cost about 30 billion Euros. Later, the Union energy package approved in 2015, established the completion of 10% of electricity interconnection by 2020 with an estimate of about 40 billion euro. The logic would lead to think that the interconnection plan is now less expensive. Innovation and technological progress over the last decade, as well as a significantly greater amount of new infrastructure, should reduce production costs and capital. Because then the estimate of the project is increased? The most likely answer is that it becomes more expensive to replace or repair the infrastructure with the passage of time (Mirza, 2007). In fact, the relationship between time and cost is not linear but exponential. The problems and weaknesses increase with time and accelerates the process of deterioration (Figure [III]). The exposed to chemical energy hardware elements deteriorate and require regular maintenance. If aging infrastructure is presented as a problem for the achievement of the Union's energy plan, then the EU is losing large sums of money with the extension of the project. A recent International Energy Agency report estimated that investments in the energy sector made after 2020, would cost 4.3 times more than those made before 2020. In short, as soon as the European states will decide to complete this project, the better the investment. This is because the investments made Twenty-five years now, will have to compensate for the aging of infrastructure and lack of savings on consumption with low emissions. However, infrastructure investment should not be thought of as sunk costs. In fact, the returns on these projects outsource the cost with a legitimate savings, since they use energy and a more sustainable energy transmission for the international network. 9
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