Publications
PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS & OPEN LETTERS
Open Letter | Guaranteeing Fair Taxation for Active Energy Consumers Providing Flexibility to the Energy System
With a letter, smartEn, together with 7 organisations, calls on EU Member States to advance on the Energy Taxation Directive revision and guarantee fair taxation for engaged energy consumers...
Open Letter | Call for amendments to ENTSO-E’s 2023 European Resource Adequacy Assessment
A robust European Resource Adequacy Assessment (ERAA) is crucial for proactively addressing security of supply risks and facilitating informed decisions to enhance the reliability and sustainability...
Open Letter | Call to publish the Heat Pump Action Plan without further delay
With a letter, smartEn together with 18 sector organisations, NGOs and think tanks call the European Commission to choose determination and progress towards its own Green Deal over fear and publish...
Open letter l Increasing freedom of choice for consumers: the role of Dedicated Measurement Devices and Sub-Meters in both the EMD revision and Network Code on Demand Response
A cost-effective decarbonisation is possible only with empowered consumers and prosumers that can actively contribute by consuming, storing, as well as generating and trading or sharing clean...
Open Letter | An acceleration of the implementation timeline for the Cyber-Security Network Code to strengthen the resilience of the EU energy system
smartEn calls on the European Commission to develop implementation guidelines for the Cyber-Security Network Code specific to each category of stakeholders to ensure swift and adequate...
Smart electrification: Europe’s breakthrough solution
As Europe strives for net-zero emissions, clean electrification emerges as the most cost-effective solution to reach that target. But here’s the jolting reality; the pace of electrification in...
Open letter l Call from the economy to the grid: the new highways of Europe
smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business organisation integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition, together with six other European associations, calls on...
Open Letter to Ditte Juul-Jørgensen l Towards an effective and implementable network code that meets current and future cybersecurity challenges in the electricity system
With the growth of Decentralised Energy Resources providing flexibility to the increasingly variable energy system, cybersecurity is constantly increasing in relevance. All data-driven business...
Joint statement on zero-emission building definition in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
In order to be a meaningful and practically applicable legislation, the EPBD must recognise the importance of grid-delivered decarbonised energy. Eurelectric, WindEurope, the European Heat Pump...
Open Letter to Kadri Simson, Ditte Juul-Jørgensen, and Christian Zinglersen l Requirements for an impactful Network Code for Demand Response
smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business organisation bringing together over 90 companies offering solutions to enable all consumers to become active and flexible, welcomes efforts made...
Joint Statement l Renewable Energy Directive revision
Dear Deputy Prime Minister, We, large energy consumers, renewable energy producers, energy flexibility and storage providers, supply chain, and civil society organisations, are writing to express...
Open Letter to Christian Ehler and Ebba Busch l Flexible management solutions: a must-have in the Net Zero Industry Act
smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business association for digital and decentralised energy resources, welcomes the Net Zero Industry Act to enhance the European Union’s competitiveness in...