Does the Impact Assessment on the 'Third Package' Provide the Correct Economic Forecast for the Liberalisation of the EU Energy Markets?

Abstract

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), directed by Stefano Bartolini since September 2006, is home to a large post-doctoral programme. Created in 1992, it aims to develop inter-disciplinary and comparative research and to promote work on the major issues facing the process of integration and European society. The Centre hosts major research programmes and projects, and a range of working groups and ad hoc initiatives. The research agenda is organised around a set of core themes and is continuously evolving, reflecting the changing agenda of European integration and the expanding membership of the European Union.

Demand response experience in Europe: Policies, programmes and implementation

“…the separation of powers in companies that control both energy generation and transmission, and (ii) the introduction of Independent System Operators (ISO), under which companies involved in energy production and supply would be allowed to retain their network assets, but they would not manage commercial and investment decisions, which would be left to an independent company -the ISO -to be designated by national governments. Divergences between the European Commission and a number of Member States, including France and Germany, which opposed the Commission's initiative towards "ownership unbundling" meant that this legislative package has not been approved yet [9]. Notwithstanding the absence of any harmonised DR programmes, there are studies investigating the technical and economic potential of demand response participation, as well as a number of EU policies linked with DR, which are worth looking at.…”

Asset Management software implementation challenges for electricity companies

“…The third liberalizations package aims to resolve this by harmonizing and strengthening the powers and duties of National Energy Regulators so that they will be able to issue binding decisions on companies and impose penalties on those that fail to comply ensuring that all National Energy Regulators are truly independent from industry interests and government intervention. This means that they will have authority over their own budgets and that strict rules apply for management appointments and mandating all National Energy Regulators with a binding requirement to cooperate with each other [5].…”