Publications

Electricity

Strategic Guidelines and Codes: Example related to Congestion Management in Electricity

This is one of the ERGEG examples of their suggested alternative approach to the process for adoption of EU codes and rules as foreseen in the 3rd energy liberalisation package....
Electricity

EFET Proposal on Regional Independent System Operators (R_ISO) – CEER Response

EFET has proposed an approach where Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in a given gas regional market bring together cross-border network related activities into a Regional Independent System Operat...
Electricity

ERGEG Status Review on Building and Construction Authorisation and Permit Process- Case Examples

Following a request from the European Commission, ERGEG prepared a brief Status Review on Building and Construction Authorisation and Permission (BCAP) Processes, using case examples from the electric...
Gas

Calculation of Available Capacities

On 15 June 2007, ERGEG launched a public consultation on Calculation of Available Capacities: Understanding and Issues – An ERGEG Public Consultation Paper . This public consultation focussed on the...
Electricity

Compliance with Electricity Regulation 1228/2003 and Congestion Management Guidelines – Criteria for Compliance

In preparation for its 2nd compliance monitoring report, ERGEG has prepared a detailed list of criteria to assist regulators in measuring compliance in the areas of inter-transmission system operator...
Electricity

CEER Response to a Regional Independent Operator (RIO) proposal by EURELECTRIC

This CEER Response to a Regional Independent Operator (RIO) proposal by EURELECTRIC gives general views due to the fact that the proposed RIO model is not yet defined sufficiently (a point recognised...
Customers

ERGEG Position Paper on Smart Metering with a Focus on Electricity Regulation

Starting with the analysis of existing or planned smart metering schemes, this document lists some recommendations for regulators and some policy options adoptable by them, according to both types of...
Gas

Secondary Markets – the way to deal with contractual congestion on interconnection points – an ERGEG Conclusions paper

ERGEG has prepared a Conclusions paper assessing the results of its public consultation on secondary markets (E07-GFG-22-14b). ERGEG received 16 responses out of which 14 were non-confidential and t...
Gas

Additional Transparency Monitoring Report

Following the publication of the Compliance with Transparency Requirements of Gas Regulation 1775/2005/EC - An ERGEG Monitoring Report, (E07-TRA-02-03), ERGEG has prepared the Additional Transparency...
Customers

ERGEG’s response to the EC’s public consultation “Towards a European Charter of the Rights of Energy Consumers”

ERGEG's response to the European Commission’s public consultation document "Towards a European Charter of the Rights of Energy Consumers", welcomes the Commission's initiative to address the need fo...
Gas

Impact assessment for Guidelines for Good Practice for Gas Balancing

This report assesses the potential impact of making the ERGEG Guidelines for Good Practice for Gas Balancing (E07-GFG-17-04) binding. The report notes that the quantitative impact of making the GGPG...
Gas

Treatment of New Infrastructure

ERGEG has been asked to submit to the Commission its view on Art. 22 EC/2003/55 and a possible change of the legal framework with respect to investment issues. This paper summarizes the results of ERG...
Customers

ERGEG Position Paper on End-user Price Regulation

Following its June 2007 status review of end-user price regulation among EU Member States, this ERGEG Position Paper presents the following messages: Regulated end-user energy prices distort th...
Electricity

CEER Response to the Commission’s Review of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

The report highlights that the relatively short time period for which allowance caps are set impacts on long-term certainty and predictability. Moreover, the restricted coverage of the scheme does not...
Electricity

Towards Voltage Quality Regulation in Europe – An ERGEG Conclusions Paper

This conclusions paper presents regulators' recommendations on what they see as necessary revisions to CENELEC’s voltage quality standard EN 50160. The Report underlines the basic principles of the...
Electricity

Compliance with Electricity Regulation 1228/2003 – An ERGEG Monitoring Report

ERGEG has monitored the compliance of Member States, regulators and TSOs with the obligations of Electricity Regulation 1228/2003 in the areas of Inter-Transmission System Operator Compe...
Gas

Compliance with Transparency Requirements of Gas Regulation 1775/2005/EC

This report monitors the transparency requirements outlined in Gas Regulation 1775/2005/EU using the 15 April 2007 as a cut-off date (where applicable) for 43 European TSOs. Overall compliance is unsa...
Gas

Gas Transmission Tariffs – An ERGEG Benchmarking Report

This benchmark study compares transmission tariffs and balancing penalties of six European TSOs. Findings of this Report show that there are still large differences in tariffs and balancing penalties...
Customers

Status review on end user prices regulation

ERGEG has reviewed the status of end-user price regulation for electricity and natural gas in EU27. The survey assesses the effects on market functioning of Member States' maintaining regulated energy...
Cross Sectoral

3rd Legislative Package Input Paper 6: Transparency requirements for Electricity and Gas – a coordinated approach

Paper 6: transparency requirement for electricity and gas - a coordinated approach...
Cross Sectoral

3rd Legislative Package Input Paper 5: Powers and Independence of National Regulators

Paper 5: Powers and independence of national regulators...
Cross Sectoral