Publications
POSITION PAPERS
The Flexible Demand Management Industry: a crucial business community for Europe’s cost-effective decarbonisation
The Flexible Demand Management Industry provides solutions to all consumers - citizens, businesses, buildings, electric vehicles (EVs) and industries - to become flexible and be rewarded for playing...
Priorities for the EU legislature 2024/2029: Empowering energy consumers for a stronger, modern Europe
Empowered energy consumers can contribute to a clean, secure and efficient energy system. Yet, many restrictions still hinder the activation of flexible demand across Europe. As price spikes and...
Position Paper | Why flexible consumers matter: A contribution to EU elections 2024
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...
Position Paper l Policy recommendations on the Electricity Market Design revision
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...
Position Paper l The Future of our Grids: a smart, efficient and flexible network of electrified consumers
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...
Position Paper l Data exchanges for the system integration of consumers: assessment of available standards and protocols
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...
Position Paper l Unlocking demand-side flexibility through a consumer-centric revision of the EU Electricity Market Design
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...
Position Paper l Policy recommendations on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive trilogue negotiations
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...
Position Paper l Policy recommendations on The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation trilogue negotiations
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...
Position Paper l Recommendations for Electricity Market Design Improvement
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...
Position Paper l Policy recommendations on The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directives trilogue negotiations
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...
Guideline l 5% electricity peak demand reduction target: how to implement it?
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...