EU wholesale electricity market design - our one-page summary

Electricity Directive (recast)

2009 Directive, plus rules on:

• reinforcing competitive energy markets

• consumer rights, including billing, metering, dynamic pricing, switching, using aggregators, comparison tools and addressing energy poverty

• framework for DSR and aggregation

• assessing alternatives (eg. DSR, storage) to new generation capacity

• enhanced role of DSOs, particularly in procurement of ancillary services, flexibility, data management and integration of electric vehicles

• "active customers/consumers" and "citizens' energy communities"

• reinforcement of NRA roles, including in regulation of ENTSO-E, EU-DSO and RCCs

Market principles € Competitive energy markets:

• market-based prices

• equal treatment of generation, demand-side response (DSR) and storage; aggregation of consumers, generators and demand response permitted

• enhance development of more flexible generation and demand

• Measures to enhance independence of NRAs 

Electricity Directive (recast) 2009 Directive, plus rules on:

• reinforcing competitive energy markets

• consumer rights, including billing, metering, dynamic pricing, switching, using aggregators, comparison tools and addressing energy poverty

• framework for DSR and aggregation

• assessing alternatives (eg. DSR, storage) to new generation capacity

• enhanced role of DSOs, particularly in procurement of ancillary services, flexibility, data management and integration of electric vehicles

• "active customers/consumers" and "citizens' energy communities"

• reinforcement of NRA roles, including in regulation of ENTSO-E, EU-DSO and RCCs