Description: A global, comparative study of the legal and sustainability challenges of distributed energy resources (DERs), this volume offers practical tools and governance strategies to support inclusive, secure, and decentralised energy systems for the future.
Review Quotes: "One of the book's principal strengths is its refusal to romanticise decentralisation. While DERs are often presented as inherently sustainable and democratic, the contributors demonstrate that their deployment raises complex and sometimes under-explored legal challenges. These include land tenure disputes, unequal access to technology, financing barriers, data governance concerns, consumer protection issues and regulatory fragmentation. Importantly, the book treats sustainability not as a rhetorical aspiration but as a multidimensional legal and policy challenge, requiring careful institutional design." -- Simone Mamini, The Law Gazette