Impactos econômicos da ampliação do uso de energia solar residencial em Minas Gerais

Micaele Martins de Carvalho; Edson Paulo Domingues; Aline Souza Magalhães

Economic impacts of the expansion in the use of residential solar energy in Minas Gerais

Authors

Micaele Martins de Carvalho Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3349-5180
Edson Paulo Domingues Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7640-6010
Aline Souza Magalhães Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-5372

Abstract

This article analyzes the economic impacts of the broadening of solar energy use by the mineiras families, through the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model named Imagem-MG. In this research, the distributive impacts of the use of renewable energy for self-consumption were analyzed, unlike previous studies that used this methodology to analyze energy issues. The set of 10 representative families was investigated, which made it possible to compare the consumption pattern changes between different yield classes. A technical and economic feasibility analysis was carried out to ascertain the conditions of the adoption of solar energy, throughout two different scenarios: the adoption of photovoltaic panels to the distributed generation of electricity and the adoption of water heating residential system. The results show that the adoption of photovoltaic panels causes sectorial impacts distinct from the adoption of solar heaters due to the composition of the families’ consumption by each technology.

Keywords solar energy; computable general equilibrium; photovoltaic panels; solar heaters

Author Biographies

Micaele Martins de Carvalho, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Doutoranda em Economia no Cedeplar-UFMG, bolsista PGPSE-Capes, integrante do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Modelagem Econômica e Ambiental (NEMEA) e do grupo de pesquisa do Cedeplar-UFMG.

Edson Paulo Domingues, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Pesquisador do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científi co e Tecnológico (CNPq), coordenador da sub-rede de Economia da Rede Clima.

Aline Souza Magalhães, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Ciências Econômicas da FACE-UFMG. Pesquisadora do Cedeplar-UFMG, vice-coordenadora do NEMEA, integrante da sub-rede de Economia da Rede Clima.

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2019-10-11

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CARVALHO, M. M. de; DOMINGUES, E. P.; MAGALHÃES, A. S. Economic impacts of the expansion in the use of residential solar energy in Minas Gerais. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 29, n. 2, p. 459–485, 2019. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/4719. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2019): v. 29 n. 2 (2019)

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