Church, Jeffrey R.Renborg, Lars Georg2018-05-282018-05-282018-05-23Renborg, L. G. (2018) Implications of Implementing an Efficient Residential Transmission and Distribution Tariff and an Efficient Reimbursement Price for Excess Rooftop Solar Production in Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31952http://hdl.handle.net/1880/106685Rooftop solar is forecast to grow in Alberta to 5878 MW of installed capacity by 2030. The efficient level of rooftop solar installed by 2030 is 3634 MW. The additional 2244 MW of solar by 2030 is caused by incorrect residential transmission tariffs and incorrect reimbursement prices for excess solar production. The efficient level of rooftop solar (3634 MW by 2030) minimizes electricity costs for Albertans. The additional MW of solar will cost Albertans between 214 and 230 million dollars (2017 Canadian dollars) over the next thirteen years in additional electricity costs compared to if the same electricity had been produced from the grid. Updating the transmission tariff and the reimbursement price for excess solar production will save Albertans between 214 and 230 million dollars in electricity costs over the next thirteen years.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Rooftop solarresidential tariff designEconomics--Theorymaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/31952