Studies
|
These are designed specifically to enhance understanding of and explore solutions to regulatory policy issues, and are carried out for European institutions (Commission, Parliament, etc.), regulatory authorities or stakeholders (studies which serve narrow interests are excluded).
|
 |
|
Designing Large-Scale Carbon Allowance Auctions and Adapting Carbon Market Monitoring Lessons from Electricity Markets
| |
Saguan Marcelo, Ahner Nicole, Meeus Leonardo
The aim of this report is to identify best practices for efficient auction implementation based on experiences drawn from auctions in the electricity sector. The report includes the outcome of the discussions that took place at the workshop “Key challenges for the next phase of the European Carbon Market: managing the transition to large-scale carbon allowance auctions and adapting the carbon market oversight framework. Lessons from electricity markets”, held on 3 November 2009 in Florence.
Download the Study
|
|
|
|
The UK Charging System on Interconnectors - Final Report \ April 2011
|
Marcelo Saguan, Nicole Ahner, Adrien de Hauteclocque and Jean-Michel Glachant
Study with the support of TenneT on “The UK Charging System as applied to Interconnectors”. This study provides an economic and a legal analysis of the UK charging system. It aims to answer the following questions: 1) Are UK charges as applied to interconnectors impairing the EU internal market efficiency? 2) Are they an efficient solution to tackle problems of harmonization and compensation in the EU internal market? 3) Is the UK charges regime compatible with the EU sector specific legislation?
Download the Study
|
|
|
Energy Efficiency Actions Related to the Rollout of Smart Meters for Smart Consumers \ 2010
 By Luis Olmos, Sophia Rüster, Siok Jen Liong and Jean-Michel Glachant
Analysis funded by the Austrian energy regulator E-Control on the "Energy Efficiency Actions Related to the Rollout of Smart Meters for Small Consumers". The massive instalation of smart meters in households is being considered in most electricity systems. They provide the opportunity of increasing the degree of involvement of power producers and consumers in the functioning of these systems. This study discusses and quantifies some of the major benefits that Austrian consumers may obatin from the implementation of smart metering.
Download the Study
|
|
Smart Cities Initiative: How to Foster a Quick Transition Towards Local Sustainable Energy Systems \ 2010
 By Leonardo Meeus, Erik Delarue, Isabel Azevedo, Jean-Michel Glachant, Vitor Leal and Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes
Study with the support of the European Commission on “smart cities”. City authorities can slow down the transition towards a low carbon future because they often lack the expertise and resources needed to manage this transition in the urban environment. This study discusses how regulatory instruments can be used to incentivize city authorities to accelerate rather than to slow down the ongoing transition.
Download the Study
|
|
Public Support for the Financing of RD&D Activities in New Clean Energy Technologies \ 2010
 By Luis Olmos, Sophia Rüster, Siok Jen Liong and Jean-Michel Glachant
Analysis funded by the European Commission on "New financing arrangements for developing clean energy technologies". Developing in time a wide enough portfolio of clean technologies that allows Europe to achieve its 2020 and 2050 policy goals necessarily involves the support of the development of clean technologies by public authorities. This study discusses the design of the support to be provided.
Download the Study
|
|
Smart Regulation for Smart Grids \ 2010
 By Leonardo Meeus, Marcelo Saguan, Jean-Michel Glachant and Ronnie Belmans
Study with the support of the Italian energy company Enel on “smart regulation for smart grids”. Grid companies under conventional regulatory frameworks have disincentives to innovate, while grid innovation is needed to support the ongoing transition towards a decarbonized electricity system. This study suggests how smart grid regulation can be used to achieve this.
Download the Study
|
|
Why (and how) to regulate Power Exchanges in the EU market integration context? \ 2010
 By Leonardo Meeus
Study with the support of the French Energy Regulatory Authority (CRE) on “regulation of power exchanges”. Europe’s market infrastructure is becoming increasingly monopolistic. This study indentified several promising regulatory actions that could remedy this situation.
|
|
A Study on the Inter-TSO Compensation Mechanism \ 2005
By Florence School of Regulation
The Report focuses on the methodological approach to inter-TSO compensation (ITC). It also contains a numerical exemplification of the proposed methodology. The methodological assessment covers both the evaluation and the allocation of network costs. Different approaches for each of these aspects are considered and assessed with respect to a set of specific criteria. The assessment is designed to generate solutions for the longer-term mechanism which should replace the temporary mechanism which has been in operation since March 2002 among the majority of ETSO members in continental Europe (the ETSO mechanism).
Download the Study
|
|
