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May 18, 2026Journal of Cleaner ProductionOpen Access

Carbon- and lifecycle-aware tariff design for solar-battery prosumers: A mean-field modeling framework for cleaner electricity production

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HZHuaxiang ZhouZHZhangchen Hu

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates tariff designs for environmental efficiency in solar-battery systems, suggesting optimal strategies.

Key Points

  • The study aims to determine how tariff designs for solar-battery systems can enhance decarbonization and resource efficiency.
  • Utilized a mean-field modeling framework calibrated to California.
  • Evaluated six policy scenarios based on daily CO2 emissions and integrated battery-wear metrics.
  • Distinguished between flat-rate and time-of-use tariffs in the analysis.
  • Conventional time-of-use pricing correlates with a 3.2% increase in emissions compared to flat-rate benchmarks.
  • Implementing carbon-intensity pricing results in a 22.1% emissions reduction but increases battery wear by 2.1%.
  • Combining carbon-intensity pricing with lifecycle incentives achieves a 24.6% emissions decrease and $2.78 daily savings per prosumer.

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Zhou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aac2b5ba8ef6d83b6fb28https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148478
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