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New law to protect European energy consumers from market manipulation
On Monday (18 March), the Council of the EU formally adopted a new law to protect energy consumers from wholesale market manipulation, aiming to strengthen surveillance of wholesale markets and guarantee open and fair electricity competition in the EU.
read more... 19/03/2024
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Britain proposes location-based pricing for electricity
Britain is proposing a location-based method to determine how much consumers should be charged for the electricity they use, the government said on Tuesday.
read more... 12/03/2024
€400bn needed for offshore grids by 2050
Europe’s first-ever Offshore Network Development Plan, published on Tuesday (23 January), highlights the huge investment needed to connect offshore wind farms to final consumers, with an estimated 54,000 kilometres of transmission assets expected to be built in European waters by 2050 – almost 1.5 times the equator’s length.
read more... 25/01/2024
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EU reaches deal on power market reforms
EU negotiators have reached a deal on power market reforms intended to make prices less dependent on volatile fossil fuels and shield consumers from price spikes.
read more... 15/12/2023
German Grid Regulator Plans to Spread Clean Energy Costs Across All Regions
Consumers in Germany’s states with lower clean energy production may end up paying higher grid fees as the regulator plans to spread out evenly among regions the higher costs of adding renewables to the system.
read more... 04/12/2023