The prospects of electricity self-sufficiency deriving from
renewable sources and energy export in the Hungarian
settlement stock Cover Image

A megújuló forrásból származó villamos energia önellátási és exportlehetőségei a magyarországi településeken
The prospects of electricity self-sufficiency deriving from renewable sources and energy export in the Hungarian settlement stock

Author(s): Balázs Kulcsár
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal
Keywords: self-sufficient settlements; energy export; decentralized energy production; renewable energy; energy geography; Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the study is to develop an estimation method with software calculation, based on average exploitage data. With this calculation we will determine what proportion the small-scale household power plants (SSHPP) and a power plant under 0.5 MW capacity contribute to the electricity demand of all Hungarian settlements. These small power plants generate electricity only from local renewable energy sources. Furthermore, this study would like to present the results achieved in the past 10 years since the Electricity Act came into force which allows the installation of small power plants. It would like to show the results obtained in the process of energy sources renewal. Are there any settlements in Hungary which could provide their electricity demand from local renewable energy sources in 100% and could they even overproduce it? If the results prove overproduction this may create an opportunity for energy export to the neighbouring settlements. This study points out that decentralized, local, renewable energy-based power supply systems theoretically may be realised in Hungary. Whit this method, energy policy could be more easily planned, the support system could be revised, the energy mix could be modified and the process of energy renewal may be accelerated. We performed our tests based on energy and settlement geographical viewpoints.

  • Issue Year: 60/2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 399-424
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Hungarian