Publications

Electricity C08-SDE-05-03

Status Review of Renewable and Energy Efficiency Support Schemes in the EU

This status report examines the support schemes in place across Europe. It found that fiscal incentives such as tax reductions or exemptions are often used to complement the main support...
Electricity C08-EQS-24-04

4th Benchmarking Report on Electricity Quality of Supply

The 4th Benchmarking Report on the Quality of Electricity Supply provides an in-depth review of continuity of supply, voltage quality and commercial quality. This detailed report analyses data from 27...
Cross Sectoral C08-URB-15-04

ERGEG’s 2008 Status Review of the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Energy Regulatory Framework

The European Energy Regulators have drafted an assessment of the development of the European energy market, based upon information provided by the 27 National Reports. The 2008 ERGEG Status Review sho...
Cross Sectoral C10-URB-34-04

ERGEG 2010 Status Review on the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Regulatory Framework

This 2010 ERGEG Status Review on the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Regulatory Framework draws conclusions primarily from the National Reports of the national energy regulators and from seve...
Gas E08-GFG-40-05

Status Review on the Design of Security of Gas Supply Schemes and Solidarity Mechanisms

In its Status Review, ERGEG has analysed the need for security of supply-policy measures for gas storage facilities. The Status Review presents the state of play on the implementation of security of s...
Electricity E08-ENM-02-04

Guidelines of Good Practice on Operational Security in Electricity (GGP-OSE)

The Draft GGP-OSE were issued for public consultation in 2008. To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Customers E08-CPR-20-03

Transposition of Consumer Rights Monitoring Report

Upon a request from the European Commission, European Energy Regulators have conducted a monitoring exercise of the transposition of European Union (EU) energy consumer rights provisions as set out in...
Cross Sectoral E08-FIS-07-04,

Market Abuse – ERGEG and CESR advice to the European Commission in the context of the Third Energy Package – Response to Question F.20

Following the European Commission’s request for advice, ERGEG and CESR have conducted a public consultation on market abuse issues related to energy trading. The ERGEG and CESR advice addresses the...
Customers E08-RMF-10-04

Status Review Supplier Switching Process Electricity and Gas markets- Five case studies

This report monitors the transposition of supplier switching Best Practice Propositions (BPPs) in the electricity and gas retail markets. The report is based on five case studies. Five countries where...
Cross Sectoral CESR/08-527

ERGEG and CESR fact-finding results on pre- and post-trade transparency and trading oversight

Following the European Commission's request for advice, ERGEG and CESR have conducted a fact-finding exercise on the current situation in the EU Member States with regard to pre- and post-trade transp...
Electricity E08-EFG-29-05

Firmness of nominated transmission capacity

Firmness of transmission capacity rights is important for cross-border trading, market integration and competition development. Given differing approaches to this issue, the European Commission reques...
Cross Sectoral C06-CUB-12-04b

Guidelines of Good Practice – Functional and Informational Unbundling for DSOs (GGP FIU-DSO)

The Draft GGP FIU-DSO, were issued for public consultation in 2007....
Cross Sectoral C08-SDE-02-06

The Green Package – Proposed EU ETS and Renewables Directives: A CEER Position Paper

The CEER shares the EU concerns on climate change and recognises the need to take immediate action in this area. As such, regulators welcome the EU’s “Climate action and renewable energy packageâ€...
Gas E08-LNG-06-03

Guidelines of Good Practice for Third Party Access for LNG System Operators (GGP LNG)

The Draft GGPLNG were issued for public consultation in 2007. To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Gas E08-GNM-01-04

Strategic Guidelines and Codes: Example related to transparency in natural gas

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. More detai...
Customers E07-RMF-06-03

Obstacles to Supplier Switching in the Electricity Retail Market: Guidelines of Good Practice and Status Review

Based on previous ERGEG reports on supplier switching and market organisation and a survey in a majority of the ERGEG Members and Observers, this ERGEG report examines the status of market opening in...
Electricity C08-GA-40-08

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 C08-GWG-42-03

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 E08-EFG-27-04

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 C06-CAP-06-03

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 E07-EFG-25-03

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 C07-GA-34-08

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...