Public Policy and Governance Narratives of Distributed Energy Resources in Brazil

Author(s)

Andrea Lampis ^[1] ; Célio Bermann ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Energia e Ambiente. Research Group on Energy Governance - Brasil

^[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Energia e Ambiente. Research Group on Energy Governance - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Ambiente & Sociedade; v. 25, 2022-04-15.

Abstract

Abstract Based on the policy document analysis method and a conceptual framework derived from Science and Technology Studies, this paper analyses the construction of institutionally legitimated forms of discursive limitation of energy governance in Brazil. The paper analyzes a subset of selected vital policy documents produced by regulatory bodies such as the National Energy Agency (ANEEL) and the Energy Research Office (EPE). As an insight for further research on the governance of energy policy, the paper’s contribution to the debate is to bring to the fore the relevance of recasting the whole process of regulation of distributed energy in terms of an attempt to build a narrative of control over socio-technical innovation with the potential to democratize access to and use of energy services. This policy narrative’s unspoken goal is to retain control of the Brazilian energy transition at the central level. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/03804-9 - Environmental governance of macrometropolis paulista in face of climate variability
• Grantee: Pedro Roberto Jacobi
• Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/17626-3 - The Energy Issue in the Macrometropolis of Sao Paulo
• Grantee: Andrea Lampis
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral