17 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2023/0077(COD)
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) An inter-connected European electricity network is essential for European security of supply and competitiveness, as well as for better achieving the decarbonisation targets to which the Union has committed to facilitate affordable, safe and sustainable energy. Therefore, any reform of the EU’s electricity market should be an evaluation and contribution towards a more integrated European electricity network. It is particularly important to make sure that each country has in place electricity cables that allow at least 15% of the electricity produced on its territory to be transported across its borders to neighbouring countries. This is particularly important for Iberian Peninsula and for other European regions which need to extend their grid interconnections, but whose progresses are still slow and challenged by several aspects. To this end, the Union and Member States should cooperate in view of removing barriers, facilitate financing and accelerating all procedures to ensure that the minimum 15% electricity interconnection target set out in Article 4, point (d)(1), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is met.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The reform of the electricity market design should benefit not just household consumers but also the competitiveness of the Union’s industries by facilitating their possibilities to make the clean tech investments they require to meet their net zero transition paths. The energy transition in the Union needs to be supported by a strong clean technology manufacturing basis. These reforms will support the affordableindustry to secure their access to affordable and continuous supply of clean power and heat, including via renewable and smart electrification, of industryn-site renewables and high efficiency cogeneration uptake, and the Union’s position as a global leader in terms of research and innovation in clean energy technologies.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) High electricity prices have a particularly negative impact on the competitiveness of energy-intensive sectors that operate internationally, face significant global competition, and face, thus, a risk of carbon leakage. At the same time, the European Union has to ensure affordable electricity prices for energy-intensive sectors to secure jobs in these sectors and facilitate their green transition and decarbonisation. Therefore, the European Commission is asked to introduce a mechanism guaranteeing a price ceiling for energy- intensive industries in order to compete globally. Alternatively, Member States should be allowed to apply public interventions in price setting for a limited transitional period, such as five years, until sufficient supply of renewable power capacity is available, leading to affordable electricity prices. For this purpose, energy-intensive sectors should be those listed in the Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental protection and Energy.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 18, paragraph 2
Article 18, paragraph 2
2. Tariff methodologies shall reflect the fixed costs of transmission system operators and distribution system operators and shall consider both capital and operational expenditure to provide appropriate incentives to transmission system operators and distribution system operators over both the short and long run, including anticipatory investments, in order to increasevest in network infrastructure reinforcement to facilitate the energy transition and in the additional physical and digital network elements needed to reach the objectives set out in the national energy and climate plans, while at the same time increase overall system efficiencies, including energy efficiency, to foster market integration and security of supply, to support the use of flexibility services, efficient investments, including solutions to optimise the existing grid and facilitate flexibility services and demand response and related research activities, and to facilitate innovation in the interest of consumers in areas such as digitalisation, flexibility services and interconnection;.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 18, paragraph 8
Article 18, paragraph 8
8. Transmission and distribution tariff methodologies shall provide incentives to transmission and distribution system operators for the most cost-efficient operation and development of their networks including through the procurement of services. For that purpose, regulatory authorities shall recognise relevant costs as eligible, shall include those costs in transmission and distribution tariffs, and shallwhere applicable, may introduce performance targets in order to provide incentives to transmission and distribution system operators to increase efficienciesoverall system efficiency, quality and security of supply in their networks, including through energy efficiency, the use of flexibility and demand response services and the development of smart grids and intelligent metering systems. , in accordance with the features of the given electricity system and climate policy objectives
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 18, paragraph 9, point i
Article 18, paragraph 9, point i
(i) incentives for efficient investments in networks, including on flexibilityle resources and flexible connection agreements.
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19, paragraph 2, point c
Article 19, paragraph 2, point c
(c) compensating offshore generation plant operators in an offshore bidding zone if access to interconnected markets has been reduced in such a way that one or more transmission system operators have not madefollowing a coordinated decision taken by the Member States involved, on the implementation of offshore bidding zones and on the design of the support mechanism, contributing to the compensation to offshore renewable generators in an offshore bidding zone in the event of not enough capacity available on the interconnector or thein critical network elements affecting the capacity of the interconnector, resulting in the offshore plant operator not being able to export its electricity generation capability to the market. leading to the simultaneous loss of revenue of the offshore renewable generator and a higher revenue on the interconnector. Only the higher interconnector revenue shall be used for the compensation of offshore renewable generators. On an annual basis, this compensation shall not exceed the total congestion income generated on interconnectors between the concerned offshore bidding zone and neighbouring bidding zones. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall amend Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 in accordance with Article 59 as regards the implementation details of this compensation, including the conditions under which the measure may expire.
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a, paragraph 1
Article 19a, paragraph 1
1. Member States shall facilitate power purchase agreements (‘PPAs’)lift all unjustified barriers to the conclusion of power purchase agreements (‘PPAs’), including for the retail market (e.g. households, renewable energy communities, SMEs), with a view to reaching the objectives set out in their integrated national energy and climate plan with respect to the dimension decarbonisation referred to in point (a) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, while preserving competitive and liquid electricity markets. In order to ensure the removal of barriers to PPAs, the Commission may draw up specific guidance on how to alleviate administrative obligations and accounting complexities related to PPAs.
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a, paragraph 1a new
Article 19a, paragraph 1a new
1a. To facilitate the conclusion of PPAs, Member States shall ensure that all possibilities offered under Article 19 of Directive EU 2018/2001 regarding guarantees of origin are used. It shall be ensured that guarantees of origin are issued to all producers of energy from renewable sources, even those that receive financial support from a Member State support scheme, to enable renewable power to be tracked and traded across borders and to remove this existing barrier to long term PPAs.
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a, paragraph 2
Article 19a, paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that instruments such as guarantee schemes at market prices,, in a coordinated way and where appropriate with the support of the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’), may put in place instruments to reduce the financial risks associated to off- taker payment default in the framework of PPAs are in place andnd make them accessible to customers that face entry barriers to the PPA market and are not in financial difficulty in line with Articles 107 and 108 TFEU. Such instruments may include guarantee schemes at market prices. For this purpose, Member States shall take into account Union-level instruments and tools such as standardised template contracts, to be developed jointly with the EIB. Member States shall determine what categories of customers are targeted by these instruments, applying non- discriminatory criteria, and considering at least, but not limited to, SMEs, households, including via aggregators, renewable energy communities and suppliers with no generation assets. As the market evolves and the PPA uptake increases, the use of instruments such as guarantee schemes at market prices shall be reassessed.
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19 d – paragraph 1
Article 19 d – paragraph 1
Based on the report of the regulatory authority pursuant to Article 19c(1), each Member State shall define an indicative national objective for demand side response and storageapply concrete measures to reduce barriers for the participation of flexibility such as demand response and energy storage in the market. In addition, each Member State may define an indicative national objective for flexibility, including separate roadmaps for demand response and energy storage, taking into account ACER’s recommendations referred to in Article 19c(7). This indicative national objective shall also be reflected in Member States’ integrated national energy and climate plans as regards the dimension ‘Internal Energy Market’ in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and in their integrated biennial progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the European resource adequacy assessments in accordance with Article 23 (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943, and compatibility of methodology with the TYNDP and the DSOs network development plans shall be ensured.
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19 e – (new) paragraph 4
Article 19 e – (new) paragraph 4
3a. Member States shall treat demand response as generation, most notably with regard to the access to wholesale markets.
Amendment 1025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) , capacity-allocation and congestion- management rules pursuant to Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Articles 7 to 10, 13 to 17, 19 and 35 to 37 of this Regulation, including rules on day- ahead, intraday and forward capacity calculation methodologies and processes, grid models, bidding zone configuration, redispatching and countertrading, trading algorithms, single day-ahead and intraday coupling including the possibility of being operated by a single entity, the firmness of allocated cross-zonal capacity, congestion income distribution, the allocation of financial long-term transmission rights by the single allocation platform, cross-zonal transmission risk hedging, nomination procedures, and capacity allocation and congestion management cost recovery;;
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 2 – point 49
Article 2 – point 49
(49) 'non-frequency ancillary service' means a service used by a transmission system operator or distribution system operator for steady state voltage control, fast reactive current injections, inertia for local grid stability, short-circuit current, black start capability, island operation capability and peak shaving;”
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all customers are free to purchase electricity from the supplier of their choice. Member States shall ensure that all customers are free to have more than one electricity supply contract or an energy sharing agreement at the same time, and that for this purpose customers are entitled to have more than one metering and billing point covered by the single connection point for their premises.
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework enables suppliers to offer fixed-term, fixed-price contracts and dynamic electricity price contracts. Member States shall ensure that final customers who have a smart meter installed can request to conclude a dynamic electricity price contract and that all final customers can request to conclude a fixed-term, fixed-price electricity price contract of a duration of at least one year, with at least one supplier and with every supplier that has more than 200 000 final customers.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All final customers can request to conclude a fixed-term, fixed-price electricity price contract of a duration of at least one year, with at least one supplier and with every supplier that has more than 200 000 final customers.