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The transition to clean energy is changing the nature of Europe’s power systems. Increasing electrification in the heat and transport sectors, more active consumers and the need to accommodate greater shares of wind and solar are impacting the fundamental… View Summary +
At the end of January 2020, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, ENTSO-E, opened a public consultation to solicit comments on its proposed methodologies associated with cross-border participation in capacity mechanisms. ENTSO-E is developing the methodologies… View Summary +
For years European policymakers have been working toward an integrated, competitive energy system. Now the Clean Energy for All Europeans package directs Member States to develop a decarbonised, cost‑efficient energy system that provides consumers with access to affordable and secure… View Summary +
The cost-efficient sharing of resources between Member States could save European consumers 8 billion euros annually by 2030 by reducing the need for investment in new resources to keep the lights on, according to the European Commission’s estimates. However, these… View Summary +
Explicit demand response provides an opportunity for “aggregated” customers to participate in wholesale electricity markets and profit from their demand flexibility without the risks and costs presented by dynamic tariffs. In doing so, these customers can significantly reduce the price of energy purchased by suppliers by offering a competitive alternative… View Summary +
Five years after passing the Energy Act 2013, the government of Great Britain is conducting a review of the capacity market introduced by this legislation. The evaluation serves to determine whether the capacity market is still necessary and whether it… View Summary +
Greater integration of wholesale energy markets in Europe holds enormous potential to benefit consumers in the region. The European Commission and others estimate that the increase in social welfare of fully integrating Europe’s electricity markets could exceed €40 billion annually… View Summary +
The European Commission’s proposal to establish regional operational centres (ROCs) is a welcome step toward further integration of the EU internal electricity market. Yet, by expanding this proposal, policymakers could improve governance and the remit of the ROCs to ensure a truly… View Summary +
Performance-based regulation (PBR) enables regulators to reform 100-year-old regulatory structures to unleash innovations within 21st century power systems. Our current electric system is built upon an old regulatory paradigm that ensured safe and reliable electricity at reasonable prices from capital-intensive… View Summary +
Close coordination of Europe’s power networks on a regional basis is important, as illustrated vividly in November 2006, when Europe came close to experiencing a widespread blackout. Since that time, Transmission System Operators (TSOs) have voluntarily worked together to increase… View Summary +
Explicit demand response, where aggregators enable small commercial and domestic consumers to participate directly in the wholesale market by flexing their demand, is a vital resource in the transition to a sustainable electricity system. However, barriers to the successful development… View Summary +
If the challenges of energy decarbonisation are to be met in a cost-effective, affordable, and reliable fashion, customers will need to increasingly engage with the electricity market. Likewise, as the share of intermittent renewable resources continues to grow, the need… View Summary +
The European Commission’s Market Design Initiative must envision a future electricity market with engaged consumers at its heart. Achieving this requires wholesale and retail markets to be more closely linked. Both consumption and production of electricity will need to interact… View Summary +
Najważniejsze informacje: Zarówno europejski jak i polski sektor elektroenergetyczny znajduje się w punkcie zwrotnym. Systemy elektroenergetyczne przechodzą transformację podyktowaną zobowiązaniami do dalszej redukcji emisji, rosnącym udziałem źródeł odnawialnych (OZE), a także koniecznością zapewnienia niezawodnych dostaw energii po akceptowalnej cenie. Opracowany… View Summary +
Both the European power sector at large and the Polish power sector in particular are at a pivotal moment. Power systems are in transition, driven by commitments to continuing emissions reductions, growing penetration of renewables, and the need to provide… View Summary +