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European Energy Regulators' Newsletter

European Energy Regulators' Newsletter is a free, electronic, monthly newsletter. It is your gateway to the news from Europe’s energy regulators including press releases, public consultations, advice to the European Commission, and regulation and policy developments at a national level.

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This section contains all  present newsletters issued by CEER and all past newsletter issued jointly by CEER and the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) during the years of ERGEG's existence (November 2003- 1 July 2011).
  
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April 2012April 2012   
  • Editorial: What the World Forum on Energy Regulation in Quebec (May 2012) has to offer; highlights of CEER's Meter Data Management workshop; a glimpse at the 5th CEER Benchmarking Report on Quality of Supply
  • Feature Article: Benchmarking the quality of electricity supply in Europe
  • Publications:5th CEER Benchmarking Report on the Quality of Electricity Supply
  • Next events: WFERV (13-16 May, Quebec); CEER/EC workshop for regulators from Eastern Partnership countries (30-31 May, Vienna); CEER-ICER workshop on Renewable Energy Strategy (Brussels, 20 June); CEER consumer event (Brussels, 21 June)   
March 2012March 2012   
  • Editorial: Madrid Forum endorses CEER's Gas Target Model; new LNG transparency tool; highlights of ACER Conference 2012; Your views counted in improving CEER's consultation practices.
  • Feature Article: EU's renewable energy strategy and international case studies
  • Publications: CEER response to the European Commission's consultation on the renewable energy strategy; CEER position paper on the Commission proposal for a Directive on Consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Next events:Workshop on meter data management (Brussels, 19 April); WFERV (13-16 May, Quebec); CEER-ICER workshop on Renewable Energy Strategy (Brussels, 20 June)    
February 2012February 2012   
  • Editorial: Video highlights of CEER Conference 2012; your views count on CEER's consultation practices.
  • Feature Article: Building a 2020 Customer vision of the Internal Energy Market
  • Publications: Joint CEER-ACER paper on Energy Infrastructure Pacakge - regulatory issues; Guidelines of Good Practice (GGP) on electricity and gas retail market design
  • Next events: CEER hearing on price comparison tools(14 Mar); ACER Conference (14 Mar); CEER stakeholder meeting on CEER public consultaiton practices (19 Mar).   
January 2012January 2012   
  • Editorial: Swiss Regulator joins CEER; CEER 2011 Annual Report; CEER 2012 Work Programme; Highlights of CEER Conference 2012; we are seeking feedback on CEER consultation practices.
  • Feature Article: CEER champions customers in its Work Programme 2012.
  • Publications: 2011 Annual Report; CEER Work Programme 2012; CEER advice on the take-off of a demand response electricity market with smart meters
  • Press Release on CEER conference  
December 2011December 2011   
  • Editorial: European Gas Target Model conclusions paper, Joint statement on VAT fraud presented to the Dec. Florence Forum; Regulators' 2011 national reporting to the European Commission.
  • Feature Article: Gas Target Model (GTM) shows how to achieve EU gas market by 2014.
  • Publications: 2011 National Reports (including 24 summary versions in English);CEER final advice (and Evaluation of Responses to consultation) on the regulatory oversight of energy exchanges;
  • Media Releases: CEER Video Press Release: Gas Target Model shows how to achieve an EU gas market by 2014; Joint statement on VAT fraud prevention in the electricity and gas sector (by 9 key EU energy stakeholders)
  • Consultations: Price Comparison Tools for Consumers; Impacts of non-harmonised RES support schemes
  • Events: 21st Florence Forum, 5-6 December 2011. See CEER presentations and the draft Florence Forum conclusions; CEER conference on Energy Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency, 25 January 2012 (Brussels)
      
November 2011November 2011   
  • Editorial: CEER is the winner of the 2011 Energy Transparency Award
  • Feature Article: CEER's efforts on market integrity and transparency set to help REMIT implementation
  • Publications: CEER final advice (and Evaluation of Responses to consultation) on the introduction of a Europe-wide energy wholesale trading passport; CEER final advice (and Evaluation of Responses to consultation) on the regulatory oversight of energy exchanges; Evaluation of Responses to consultation on existing transparency requirements; Evaluation of Responses to consultation on the generation adequacy
  • Press Release: CEER is the winner of the Energy Transparency Award 2011, 10 November 2011
  • Consultations: Price Comparison Tools for Consumers; Impacts of non-harmonised RES support schemes
  • Events:CEER conference on Energy Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency, 25 January 2012 (Brussels)
       
October 2011October 2011   
  • Editorial: EC's Energy Infrastructure Proposals; video of Lord Mogg on Energy Infrastructure;Citizens' Energy(London)Forum; CEER nominated for 2011 Energy Transparency Award
  • Feature Article: CEER proudly champions customer interests
  • Publications:Roles and responsibilities of NRAs in customer empowerment and protection;CEER Status Review of the Implementation of the GGP on Complaint Handling, Reporting and Classification;Press Release: CEER welcomes the public oversight role of regulators in the Energy Infrastructure Regulation proposal
  • Consultations: CEER 2012 Work Programme; CEER Draft advice on Price Comparison Tools for Consumers;Impacts of Non-harmonised Renewable Support Schemes
  • Events:EU-US Regulators Roundtable (Chicago); CEER hearing on draft Guidelines of Good Practice on Retail Market Design (Brussels)
       
September 2011September 2011   
  • Editorial: CEER's new Twitter account, and revamped montly Newsletter
  • Feature Article: CEER 2012 work programme priorities
  • Publications: CEER Amendment of GGP for gas storage system operators; Status Review of Regulatory approaches
    to smart electricity grids;
  • Consultations: CEER 2012 Work Programme; CEER Vision for a European Gas Target Model;
  • Events: CEER hearing on draft Guidelines of Good Practice on Retail Market Design
       
June 2011June 2011   
  • Editorial:The death of ERGEG
  • Feature Article:Steps towards the EU's Internal Energy Market
  • Publications:CEER position regarding the ‘branding’ of Alernative Dispute Resolution (ADR) bodies; ADR practices: case studies. Update to Annex 2 of GGP on Customer Complaint Handling, Reporting and Classification.
  • Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: 4th CEER gas target model workshop, 28 June (also live streaming). See Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: ACER takes over co-ordination of the Regional Initiatives
       
May 2011May 2011   
  • Feature Article:Regulators’ pilot project could fulfill current REMIT legislative proposals on energy market integrity and transparency
  • Publications:CEER Report on Renewable Energy; Press Release and Report on CEER's Pilot Project for an EU energy trade database;CEER response to the EC on the EU 2020 Project Bond Initiative.
  • Consultations:CEER draft advice on the take-off of a demand response electricity market with smart meters;ERGEG draft advice on the regulatory oversight of energy exchanges; and CEER draft advice on the introduction of an EU-wide energy wholesale trading licence
  • Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: Wholeale trading passport (31 May). See Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: North-West gas region –a facilitator of 3rd Package implementation
       
April 2011April 2011   
  • Feature Article: CEER consults on its proposal for the introduction of a Europe-wide wholesale energy trading passport
  • Publications: FactSheet on Regulatory practices for the promotion of energy efficiency
  • Consultations: CEER draft advice on the introduction of an EU-wide energy wholesale trading licence
  • Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: see Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: FUI links to CWE through Britned interconnector.
      
March 2011March 2011   
  • Feature Article: Review of the process for drafting Framework Guidelines-lessons from the interim period
  • Publications: Evaluation of Comments of the Call for Evidence on the gas target model; Contribution to the EC consultation on Energy Roadmap 2050; Submission to European Commission Consulation on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); Evaluation of Responses to the consultation on the draft Framework Guideline on CACM for electricity; Review of the process for drafting framework guidelines
  • Consultations: Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: see Calendar of next workshops; 3rd CEER workshop on a gas target model, 11 April 2011,London (also live webstream); ICER/CEE) Workshop on Energy Efficiency, 12 April 2011, Brussels (Sustainable Energy Week)
  • Region in the Spotlight: Action Plans of South gas and South-West electricity regions.
      
February 2011February 2011   
  • Feature Article: An end to electricity bottlenecks - ERGEG finalised its framework guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management
  • Publications: ERGEG’s framework guideline on electricity capacity allocation and congestion management; ERGEG’s GGP on Regulatory Aspects of Smart Metering for Electricity and Gas; Summary of Member States' experiences on cost-benefit analysis of smart meters; ERGEG's Amendment to the GGP of Storage System Operators (GGPSSO); and the 2010 Monitoring Report on Gas Capacity Allocation Mechanism and Congestion Management Procedures
  • Consultations: Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: see Calendar of next workshops; second CEER workshop on a gas target model, 22 February, Bonn; ACER's presentation of the draft framework guidelines on gas capacity allocation meachanisms, 7 March, Ljubljana
  • Region in the Spotlight: NorNed joins CWE-Nordic market coupling
       
December 2010 - January 2011December 2010 - January 2011   
  • Feature Article: A major step towards harmonised electricity grid connection and gas capacity allocation in Europe
  • Publications:2011 Work Programme; Status Review of Liberalisation and Implementation of the Energy Regulatory Framework and 28 National Reports; ERGEG pilot framework guideline on electricity grid connection; Revised final pilot framework guideline on gas capacity allocation mechanism; ERGEG 2010 Report on the compliance with the GGP of Open Season 2010; Report on monitoring compliance with Electricity Regulation (EC) 1228/2003; ERGEG final advice on Comitology Guidelines on Fundamental Electricity Data Transparency; ERGEG GGP on Estimation of Costs due to Electricity Interruptions and Voltage Disturbances
  • Press Release: 3rd Package implementation is needed to deliver benefits to energy consumers(PR-10-11); Transparency to be enhanced and wholesale energy markets to be properly monitored (PR-10-10)
  • Consultations: Calendar of next public consultations
  • Events: CEER Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: New cross-border balancing arrangements in the France-UK-Ireland (FUI) electricity region
       
November 2010November 2010   
  • Feature Article:Success in regional and inter-regiona market integration
  • Publications: Status Review on the ERGEG Regional Initiatives 2010; ERGEG study on congestion management procedures & antihoarding mechanisms in the European LNG terminals; ERGEG's Evaluation of ENTSOG’s European Ten Year Network Development Plan 2010-2019
  • Press Release:Success in regional and inter-regional energy market integration; European Energy Regulators welcome the European Commission’s Communication on Infrastructure
  • Consultations: Conceptual model for the European gas market
  • Events: CEER Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: How the ERGEG Electricity Regional Initiative is leading to transparency improvements
       
October 2010October 2010   
  • Feature Article:Competition should deliver benefits to energy customers - 3rd London Forum
  • Video interview with Lord Mogg on Energy Infrastructure
  • Publications: Final Guidelines of Good Practice on Indicators for Retail Market Monitoring for Electricity and Gas; FactSheet on Smarter regulation for energy customers; FactSheet on The drive towards Smart Grids; Monitoring Report 2010 on the regulatory oversight of natural gas hubs and its Annexe
  • Consultations: Transparency requirements for natural gas
  • Events: CEER Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: 3rd Package Implementation
  • International:EU-US Energy Regulators Roundtable (26-27 Oct., Berlin)
       
September 2010September 2010   
  • Feature Article:ACER and CEER work programme priorities in 2011
  • Publications:ERGEG revised recommendations for comitology guidelines on congestion management procedures; Status Review of the Implementation of EC Good Practice Guidance for Billing; Status Review of End-User Price Regulation as of 1 January 2010; ERGEG publishes the Evaluation of comments to the revised recommendations for comitology guidelines on congestion management procedures;The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) 2011 Work Programme
  • Consultations:Work Programme 2011; 3 x Framwork Guidelines on Gas Balancing,on CAM and CMP in Electricity, and on Electricity Grid Connection; Assessing CAM and CMP in gas storage; and Comitology Guidelines on Fundamental Electricity Data Transparency;
  • Events: CEER Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: Quarterly report of all regions
  • International:ICER award at WEC (Montreal)
       
July - August 2010July - August 2010   
  • Feature Article:Pilot Framework Guidelines on electricity grid connection should help avoid future blackouts
  • Publications: Conclusions Paper and Evaluation of Comments on wind integration; Final recommendations on 10-year network development plan for gas; Evaluation of Comments of the public consultation on the pilot framework guideline on CAM;
  • Consultations: Pilot Framework Guidelines on Electricity Grid Connection and accompanying Initial Impact Assessment; Calendar of public consultations 2010
  • Events: CEER Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: 2010 Regional Initiatives conference
  • International:Energy Community's good intentions to adopt the 3rd Package
       
June 2010June 2010   
  • Feature Article:Framework Guideline on Gas Capacity Allocation “pilot tests” 3rd Package implementation
  • Publications: Framework Guideline on Gas Capacity Allocation; Conclusions Paper on Smart Grids; Final GGP on Complaint Handling; ERGEG final advice on 10 Electricity Network Development Plan; Conclusion paper on a strategy for delivering a more integrated EU market
  • Consultations: Smart Metering; Calendar of public consultations 2010
  • Events: CEER Birthday celebration (6 July); Regional Initiatives conference (8 July); Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: Baltic electricity region
  • International:ICER report on regulatory practices for the promotion of energy efficiency
       
May 2010May 2010   
  • Feature Article:ACER - a leap in energy regulation
  • Publications: Annual Report 2009
  • Consultations:Calendar of public consultations 2010;
  • Events: Regional Initiatives Conference (8 July); Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: Quarterly report of all regions
  • International:ICER Work Plan 2010-2012
       
April 2010April 2010   
  • Feature Article:Energy regulators keep a watchful eye on retail markets
  • Publications:Status Review on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management for Gas Storage;
  • Consultations:Calendar of public consultations 2010;Draft Guidelines of Good Practice on Indicators for Retail Market Monitoring.
  • Events: Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight:Relieving bottlenecks on borders within the Central West electricity region
  • International:EU and Ibero-American regulatory roundtable
       
March 2010March 2010   
  • Feature Article:Joined-up thinking on smart grids in Europe
  • Consultations:Calendar of public consultations 2010;Generatiion Adequacy; Draft benchmarking report on electricity transmission capacity allocation rules.
  • Events: Calendar of next workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: 2010 Quarter 1 update of all regions
       
February 2010February 2010   
  • Feature Article:The building blocks of a secure and interconnected EU electricity grid
  • Publications: Open invitation for experts to ad hoc expert groups in gas balancing and also on electricity system operation
  • Consultations:Calendar of public consultations 2010
  • Events: 4 workshops in Feb; Calendar of next workshops (e.g. Smart Grids, 17 March)
  • Region in the Spotlight: North West gas region's advice on how to enhance a regional investment climate
       
January 2010January 2010   
  • Feature Article:Gas Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management-first signs of implementing the 3rd Package
  • Publications: National Reports and the accompanying ERGEG Status Review of Liberalisation and Implementation of the Energy Regulatory Framework
  • Consultations:Calendar 2010
  • Events: Calendar of Workshops
  • Region in the Spotlight: South South-East and the Austrian Gas Hub
       
December 2009December 2009   
  • Feature Article:Smart Grids and Smart Regulation help meet climate change goals
  • Publications:Individual country reports of progress towards an EU energy market; FactSheet on Smart Grids and Smart Regulation
  • Consultations: Integrating Wind in European Electricity Markets; Framework Guidelines on Gas Capacity Allocation; 10-year Electricity Network Development Plan; and Smart Grids.
  • Events:CEER official side event on smart grids at COP-15, Copenhagen (9 Dec. 2009; Smart Metering Workshop (14 Dec. 2009; CRE workshop on smart grids (27 Jan. 2010).
  • Region in the Spotlight: Quarterly update on all regions
       
November 2009November 2009   
  • Feature Article:Strategy for delivering a more integrated EU energy market
  • Publications:10-year gas network development plan, ERGEG Evaluation of Responses; ERGEG Status Review on Smart Metering
  • Consultations: Draft Strategy for delivering a more integrated EU energy marke; Regional Initiatives Progress Report.
  • Events:Regional Initiative annual conference (17 Nov); Voltage Monitoring Workshop (18 Nov), Smart Grids side event at COP-15, Copenhagen (9 Dec.)
  • Region in the Spotlight: Market Coupling
       
October 2009October 2009   
  • Feature Article:World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER IV)
  • Publications:Press clippings on the WFER IV; Closing Statement of the World Forum on Energy Regulation IV; World Energy Regulators' Statement on Climate Change; Announcement of the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)
  • Consultations: Draft Advice on Customer Complaint Handling, Reporting and Classification
  • Events:World Forum on Energy Regulation (18-21 Oct); ERGEG workshop on the 10 year gas Network Development (27 Oct.); Regional Initiatives conference (17 Nov.)
  • Region in the Spotlight:New One-Stop Shop for Capacity Management on UK-France interconnector
       
September 2009September 2009   
  • Feature Article: Empowering Consumers
  • Publications: Revised GGP on Electricity Balancing Market Integration; Status Review of Vulnerable Customers, default Supplier and Supplier of Last Resort; Status Review of DSO Unbundling; ERGEG Principles for CAM and CMP in gas.
  • Consultations: Work Programme 2010; Complaint Handling.
  • Events:CEER/FRS workshop on undbundling (24 Sept.); North West Gas Regional Initiative Workshop on Investment (24 Sept.); Regional Initiatives Conference (by invitation only) (17 Nov.)
  • Region in the Spotlight:Quarterly update on all regions
       
June 2009June 2009   
  • Feature Article: Implementing the 3rd Package - Next Steps
  • Publications: Implementing the 3rd Package - Next Steps Paper and Press Release; FactSheet on Energy Regulators's pledge to ensuring good quality of electricity supply.
  • Events:CEER/ERGEG Workshops on Smart Grids, 29 June, Bruxelles; World Forum on Energy Regulation, Athens, 18-21 October
  • Region in the Spotlight: Quarterly update of all regions
       
May 2009May 2009   
  • Feature Article: Regulation through co-operation – the role of European energy (Madrid, Florence)regulatory fora
  • Events: "G8+" Energy Regulators' Round Table, 24 May; Workshops on 10 year gas development plan; also on draft GGP on electricity grid connection and access; and on electricty balancing; World Forum on Energy Regulation, Athens, 18-21 October
  • Region in the Spotlight: Central West electricity region
       
April 2009April 2009   
  • Feature Article: Energy Regulators review Europe's progress towards Sustainable Developement
  • Publications: CEER Status Review of Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector; Conclusions Paper on Article 22 (gas) exemptions.
  • Events: ERGEG-GTE Workshop on 10 year gas development plan, Brussels,29 April; ERGEG Workshop on draft GGP on electricity grid connection and access,Brussels, 15 May; World Forum on Energy Regulation, Athens, 18-21 October
  • Region in the Spotlight: South gas region
       
March 2009March 2009   
  • Feature Article: How Europe's energy regulators intend to implement the 3rd Package
  • Publications: Energy Regulators Annual Report 2008;3rd Package consultation conclusions; ERGEG Status Review of end-user price regulation; CEER response to 2nd Strategic Energy Review; Regulators' experience with Art. 22 gas exemptions from Third Party Access; Conclusions Paper on Monitoring Compliance with the Electricity Regulation(1228/2003);
  • Press Releases: How Europe's energy regulators intend to implement the 3rd Package; Regulators lack the powers to remove regulated end-user energy prices
  • Region in the Spotlight: Quarterly Update of all regions
       
February 2009February 2009   
  • Feature Article: Regulators benchmark the quality of electricity supply and customer service across Europe
  • Publications: ERGEG letter to Commissioner Piebalgs advising on lessons from the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute; Conclusions Paper on the Electricity Regulation 1228/2003 Compliance Monitoring Report (2008); Conclusions Paper on the Position Paper on Treatment of Electricity Losses by Network Operators;
  • Press Releases: Quality of electricity supply improved by regulators' incentive-penalty regime; ERGEG advises Commissioner Piebalgs on lessons from the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
  • Region in the Spotlight: Central South Electricity region adopts its regional Transparency Report
       
January 2009January 2009   
  • Feature Article: ERGEG/CESR advice to the Commission on how to promote transparency and market integrity in electricity and gas trading
  • Publications: 2009 Work Programme; ERGEG/CESR joint advice to the European Commission on transparency, record-keeping and information exchange between regulators; Principles for calculating tariffs for access to gas transmission networks-Evaluation of Comments
  • Press Releases:Energy Regulators and EU Standardisation Committee to cooperate on EU energy standards; ERGEG and CESR publish their proposals on how to promote transparency and market integrity in electricity and gas trading
  • Public Consultations: Draft Revised Guidelines of Good Practice on Electricity Balancing Markets Integration (GGP-EBMI); ERGEG Principles: Capacity allocation and congestion management in the natural gas transmission network
  • Region in the Spotlight: Russian gas disruption hits South-South East gas region
       
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