This paper serves as a comprehensive toolkit, providing essential information on why flexible consumers matter for the transition to a cleaner, more resilient and competitive energy system. Through the successful regulatory efforts at EU level, groundwork has already been laid
The energy price hikes experienced in the European Union throughout 2022 prompted the Commission to propose a revision of the Electricity Market Design (EMD) to better integrate renewables, enhance the role of flexibility and empower consumers. The energy crisis would
The clean electrification of our EU energy system is slowly advancing and should accelerate if Europe wants to increase its energy security and efforts towards climate neutrality. Grids shall facilitate this transition by connecting and cooperating in a market-based way
As the EU transitions from the traditional centralised energy system to a decentralised, digitalised and decarbonised system, Demand-Side Flexibility (DSF) is a crucial, reliable and cost-effective resource whose potential needs to be untapped. The accelerated electrification of end-use sectors and
On 14 March 2023 the European Commission proposed a revision of the EU electricity market design to boost the system integration of renewables, better protect consumers and enhance industrial competitiveness. This was deemed necessary as the result of price spikes
Buildings in the EU currently account for 40% of the European energy demand, their consumption is 75% inefficient and are responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions. It is therefore crucial to improve their energy and carbon performance, notably by stimulating
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation is a crucial piece of legislation to implement an ambitious rollout of publicly-accessible EV charging infrastructure required to enable EVs to support Europe’s energy and climate objectives in a cost-effective way. Hence, the EU framework
The EU is currently facing an energy resilience and energy affordability crisis. Short-term solutions put forward by both EU institutions and Member States in the last months aimed at addressing these urgent challenges, but some emergency measures have undermined the
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Directives are central pieces of legislation to achieve Europe’s energy and climate objectives in a cost-effective way by delivering the needed radical transformation in the way we produce, consume and distribute energy. They represent a
In the current context of an energy crisis and the uncertainties that the winter 2022/23 will bring, consumers of all types (from households to large industries) will play a vital role in managing price spikes and reducing overall gas demand.
