6 Amendments of Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission's intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy market; calls on Member States to continue their efforts in the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation, the development of interconnections and the elimination of bottlenecks;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. In order to pass on cost-efficiency gains to final consumers and to control the cost of promotion of RES, national support schemes must be more responsive to market signals, take into account the maturity of the various technologies and be adapted accordingly;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems and the reinforcement of interconnections;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters, boosting the potential synergies in the deployment, development and maintenance throughout the telecommunications and the energy networks ; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity generation from RES; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec und Helios, and of the further development of hydropower in Norway and Switzerlandfostering the use and trade within the EU and exploiting the surplus of renewables in the North and South of the EU with a view to a subsequent and coherent exploitation of the potential of the Mediterranean Region; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec und Helios, and of the further development of hydropower in Norway and Switzerland; the development of such cooperation will require an evaluation of the reinforcement of interconnections, to maintain the secure and efficient operation of Member State's electricity systems and an assessment of the related costs for transit countries;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and tho encourage preform of national support arrangementdictability, cost effectiveness, avoid over compensation and develop more consistency across Member States; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at winding down the national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively amended or cancelled because that would send out disastrous signals to investors;