In order to meet the Kyoto targets, in the Netherlands in 2010, 9% of electricity consumption should be generated from renewable resources. In this paper, we discuss and comment on the green energy policy that the Dutch government has adopted in 2001 and 2002 in order to reach this goal, and the...

While achieving the ambitious energy transition targets is important to society, it is also costly. To keep these costs as low as possible and, thus, increase the chances of successfully accomplishing the energy transition, upholding the basic principles of the organisation of the electricity...