Research Article

Overcapacity as a Barrier to Renewable Energy Deployment: The Spanish Case

Table 5

Responses of the interviewees on the short-term policies to mitigate overcapacity.

IntervieweeMost relevantLeast relevant

Utility A13
Regulator A31
Utility B21
Regulator B31
Regulator C13
Regulator D31
Expert A3ā€”
Expert B21
Expert C2ā€”
Renewable energy association31
Utility C31

Note: (1) the moratorium to renewable electricity generation investments adopted in 2012, (2) the hibernation of CCGTs, and (3) the improvement in the interconnection capacity with other countries.