Activities of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2015/2322(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Towards a new energy market design (A8-0214/2016 - Werner Langen) ES
Towards a new energy market design - EU strategy on heating and cooling (debate) ES
Amendments (24)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the integration of the electricity markets must also respect the right of the Member States to determine the nationalat according to article 194 TFEU, European energy policy shall ensure the functioning of the energy market, the security of energy supply, promote energy efficiency savings as well as the development of renewable energy mix and the overall structure of interconnection of energy networks; whereas the definition of their energy supplymix of Member States remains a national competence;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the positive experiences gained from cooperation in the Pentalateral Energy Forum and the High Level Group on Interconnections for South-West Europe Forum are models for greater regional market responsibility;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas national duties, fixed prading EU- coordination of energy policies, subsidies, feed-in priorities and lack of interconnectorslack of internalization of negative externalities into generation costs, and lack of interconnectors and demand-side response participation prevent a functioning internal market in electricity and thus delay the full market integration of largely CO2- free energy sources;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU's energy market design requires a per-plant emission performance standard to phase out the most carbon-intense fuels from the EU electricity mix;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil-fuel based system towards one which is more decentralised, flexible, and renewables- based; thus a new system is needed to reflect these changing realities and adapt in the most secure, safe, efficient, affordable and sustainable manner;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources; stresses that a new market design for electricity must promote sustainable and efficient electricity supplypromote and reward flexibility, storage solutions, demand-side response technologies and further market integration which will help promote and integrate a growing share of renewable energy sources into the market; stresses that security of supply and decarbonisation will require a combination of liquid short-term (day- ahead and intraday) markets and long term price signals; ;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by means of permanent capacity markets;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a European internal market in electricity is possible on the basis of stradequate short and long-term price incentives; is aware, however, of the risks of unpredictable price surges and calls for meaningful pilot projects to be carried out before introducing short-term prices that reflect the actual scarcity of supplies and that wholesale electricity prices reflecting scarcity would signal the need for investments in new capacity and incentivise the provision of flexibility services;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the European Commission to include the application of Emission Performance Standards in the impact assessment of the new market design in order to guarantee coherence with European energy targets;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the European Commission to include the application of Emission Performance Standards in the impact assessment of the new market design in order to guarantee coherence with European energy targets;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical of non-market based and purely national capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of market distortions, and indirect subsidies to mature technologies; stresses that national capacity markets are subject to must comply withe EU rules on competition and state aid and should deliver long term price signals;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for regional system adequacy assessments which include interconnections, storage, demand-side response and cross-border generation resources in their analysis; they should include general economic viability checks of the technologies operating in the system to determine if it can be expected that the existing resources would (or not) remain in operation;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised whereInsists that capacity markets should only be used when the following criteria are met: a. Their need is confirmed by rigorous security of supply and system adequacy assessments, which include interconnections, storage, demand-side response and cross-border generation resources, and based on a homogenous and transparent methodology which identifies a clear risk to uninterrupted supply; the system a detailed analysis of the production and supply situation at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve; quacy assessment should include general economic viability checks of the technologies operating in the system to determine if it can be expected that the existing resources would remain in operation regardless/under a business as usual scenario; b. This assessment examines and details why a capacity market is needed rather than other options such as increased interconnection and market integration with neighbouring countries, demand-side response measures and any other available measures; c. Their design is such that it is non- discriminatory to participation from electricity storage technologies, aggregated demand-side response, stable sources of renewable energy and participation from undertakings in other Member States; d. Their design includes rules to ensure that capacities are allocated sufficiently in advance in order to provide adequate investment signals for new and more efficient plants to be built rather than prolonging the lives of older, more polluting plants; e. Air quality rules are incorporated in order to eliminate the most polluting technologies;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that national capacity markets should be market-based and open to cross-border participation, generation, demand response and storage, and should only creatprovide the capacity strictly necessary for security of supply;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that, before a capacity market is authorised, it must be shown that all cost effective efforts have been made to reinforce the internal market and dismantle obstacles to flexibility; calls for the need of a harmonised European methodology for system adequacy to assess the need of any such capacity mechanism;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that price volatility hais an uncertain signal andfor the guidance ofunction in the electricity market and can be an important factor in the efficiency of the electricity market;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the expectationuncertainty of future price surges canmay not create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations, urges politicians not to intervene in the market even in the event of large price surges and calls, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that fully integration of renewables into the electricity market is essential; calls for encouraging and maximizing their participation in balancing services, shortening gate closure times, aligning trading intervals with the imbalance settlement period and allowing the submission of aggregated bids of generators situated in different Member States would contribute significantly to achieve this aim;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Member States must meet specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a way that focuses on competition and cost efficiency; therefore regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed prices; suggests to analyse flexible ways for sharing costs among all polluting energies for achieving the European renewable 2030 target;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that renewables shcould in most cases be fed in at distribution systems level, and therefore calls for distribution system operators to have a greater role overall and to be more closely involved in the European regulatory bodies;
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for measures to facilitate necessary investments in distribution systems which are not yet prepared for taking in growing quantities of renewables or for digitalisation; in this connection, data collection and distribution must be accorded a greater role and data protection must be secured; calls for ensuring cost efficiency of these necessary investments in distribution system;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for ACER to be given a power of decision-making in the coordination of cross-border issues; rejects, however, comprehensive monitoring of the energy market by ACER, since this would require the creation of a massive new authorityequipped with enhanced competences and adequate resources; in particular it should be given a power of decision-making in the coordination of cross-border issues; its market monitoring tasks should be strengthened, notably as regards curtailment practices, as well as its scrutiny over ENTSO-E activities like the network codes;