EEMG

• EURELECTRIC POSITION PAPER - Dynamic pricing in electricity supply - FEBRUARY 2017

  
  

  Electricity supply with dynamic pricing is a field of innovation in retail markets which is made possible by the development of efficient wholesale markets and the availability of smart meter data. The Clean Energy Package defines ‘dynamic electricity price contract’ as an electricity supply contract between a supplier and a final customer that reflects the price at the spot market or at the day ahead market at intervals at least equal to the market settlement frequency.

  
  

  Eurelectric recommends “No customer should be obliged to take up a dynamic pricing offer. Customers should be informed of the level of risk linked to price volatility when opting for highly dynamic pricing.”

• EURELECTRIC SMART GRID CYBER SECURITY REPORT - DECEMBER 2016

  
  

  Customers’ need for electricity is growing as the number of devices connected to the electricity network increases rapidly. The electricity sector is at the beginning of a new era for cyber security. The energy sector is also going through a major digital transformation, with an increase of complexity within its technological environment and an escalation of interconnected equipment.

• ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TARIFFS - CEER GUIDELINES OF GOOD PRACTICE – 23/01/2017

  
  

  The fundamental changes in how distribution networks are used have been discussed elsewhere. Developments include the integration of large amounts of variable renewable generation, the increase in self-generation and in the potential of smart meters, demand side flexibility and storage. The associated challenges and opportunities for distribution tariff design present a critical policy and regulatory challenge.

• CEER Report Review of Current and Future Data Management Models - DECEMBER 2016

  
  

  The management and exchange of customer and metering data is key to wellfunctioning retail energy markets. The roll-out of smart metering will dramatically increase the amounts and granularity of metering data generated by consumers. Smart meters should provide consumers with access to consumption data through an interoperable interface. It is important that the solutions in the data management model for retrieving, processing, protecting and distributing data are sufficient to enable the best possible use of smart metering data. 
  
  
  

• Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the internal market in electricity

  
  

  The present electricity market design initiative thus aims to adapt the current market rules to new market realities, by allowing electricity to move freely to where it is most needed when it is most needed via undistorted price signals, whilst empowering consumers, reaping maximum benefits for society from cross-border competition and providing the right signals and incentives to drive the necessary investments to decarbonise our energy system.

• EUROPEAN COMMISSION FACT SHEET - Providing a fair deal for consumers -DECEMBER 2016

  
  

  Consumers are at the centre of the Energy Union. Th eclean energy transition also needs to be fair for those sectors, regions, or vulnerable parts of societey affected by energy transition.

• Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector

  
  

  The purpose of this proposed Regulation is to ensure that all Member States put in place appropriate tools to prevent, prepare for and manage electricity crisis situations.

• EURELECTRIC - The European Power Sector in Transition - December 2016

  
  

  Facts anf Figures related with Transition in the European Power Sector 

• EURELECTRIC’S KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS “Winter package Solutions”

  
  

  EURELECTRIC’S KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS “Winter package Solutions” brings key principles and proposals for concrete actions with regard to the set of new legislative package.

• CEER REPORT ON COMMERCIAL BARRIERS TO SUPPLIER SWITCHING IN EU RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS - June 2016

  
  

  The focus of this report is the identification of commercial barriers, although some of the case studies included in the report provide examples or good practices of removing them.

• CEER Position Paper on early termination fees - May 2016

  
  

  The focus of this CEER paper is on ‘termination fees’, namely general costs that are charged to customers at the end of the contract and on ‘early termination fees’, namely specific costs that are charged to customers who unilaterally end an ongoing contract with an energy supplier before the contract’s end date.

• EURELECTRIC report - The power sector goes digital - May 2016

  
  

  The digitalisation of the energy system and the advent of smart meters can bring benefits to all energy players. In the short term, consumers will gain more control over their energy use and benefit from additional services. Suppliers will optimise their business, tailor new offers and target their communication. System operators will benefit from new tools to manage their grids more efficiently and integrate an increasing amount of variable renewables in the system. In the long term, interaction between intelligent appliances, smart grids and home platforms – mediated by or on behalf of consumers – will usher in a new era with radically different consumption patterns centred on automation and remote controls.

• BEUC & ANEC LEAFLET - How much can consumers save thanks to ecodesign?

  
  

• EURELECTRIC PAPER - MYTHS AND REALITIES OF EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKETS - APRIL 2016

  
  

  A number of myths tend to hijack the European debate on retail electricity markets. Common misconceptions include claims that energy bills increase due to rising company profits, or that energy suppliers intentionally make it difficult for consumers to compare offers. These myths need to be addressed and the realities properly clarified and explained to allow the debate to focus on the real issues preventing retail electricity markets from functioning properly.

• EU WG REPORT Consumers as Energy Market Actors

  
  

  The Working Group has focused more specifically on: 1) the role of consumers and their potential gains from demand response, energy efficiency and other new innovative services and 2)  the presentation of some existing practices, including individual actions, such as micro-generation, and collective bottom-up initiatives, such as collective switching or energy cooperatives.