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The role of ACER In the Regional Initiatives. Steve Gordon Head Of the Gas Department North West Regional Initiatives 2011. Goal of Single Market. The goal is to deliver single competitive markets for gas and electricity Teamwork is required to achieve the goal
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The role of ACER In the Regional Initiatives Steve Gordon Head Of the Gas Department North West Regional Initiatives 2011
Goal of Single Market • The goal is to deliver single competitive markets for gas and electricity • Teamwork is required to achieve the goal • Players will need to work together • to achieve the desired result • where energy traded across internal EU borders is much the same as if it is traded within each Member State. “The internal market should be completed by 2014 so as to allow gas and electricity to flow freely.” (EU Council conclusions, 4 February 2011) The goal of the internal market is achievable with stakeholder participation
Working Together Co-operation & Co-ordination Each of the representative bodies works together to deliver common goals
ACER is an Essential part of the Mix European Commission Other Stakeholders NRAs Regulatory Authorities ACER ENTSOG/ TSOs
ACER Current Mission “The purpose of the Agency shall be to assist the [NRAs] in exercising, at Community level, the regulatory tasks performed in the Member States and, where necessary, to coordinate their action”. Article 1(2), Regulation (EC) No. 713/2009 • Therefore, ACER • is NOT a European Energy Regulator • … but plays a CENTRAL ROLE in the new institutional framework introduced by the 3rd Legislative Package on Energy
ACER’s Departmental Structure The Regional Initiatives are relevant to our 4 key areas of delivery
Key Stakeholder Groups Each stakeholder group has the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposals
How Far Do We Need to Go? Delivering the Internal Energy Market requires Regional progress
Framework Guidelines and Network Codes Framework Guidelines (a) network security and reliability rules (b) network connection rules (c) third-party access rules (d) data exchange and settlement rules (e) interoperability rules (f) operational procedures in an emergency (g) capacity-allocation and congestion-management rules (h) rules for trading related to technical and operational provision of network access services and system balancing (i) transparency rules (j) balancing rules (k) rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures (l) energy efficiency regarding electricity networks. entso Network Codes
Making Proposals Work Is/was a change in direction required to meet our goals?
ACER Role in Regional Initiatives SUPPORT Market NRA MONITORING AND REPORTING COOPERATION ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TSO
ACER 2011 and 2012 Work Programmes Opinions on ENTSO Statutes 2011 2012 Development of Framework Guidelines Development of Framework Guidelines Reasoned Opinions on Network Codes Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP EIP - Projects of Common Interest Inter-TSO Compensation Mechanism TSO Certification TSO Monitoring Monitoring of the Internal Energy Market Monitoring of the Internal Energy Market REMIT Implementation Monitoring of the Regional Initiatives Monitoring of the Regional Initiatives Co-ordination of the Regional Initiatives
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