16 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/0379(COD)
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In order to effectively monitor wholesale market integrity and transparency, the Agency, in close cooperation with thenational regulatory authorities and other national authorities, shall:
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) monitor wholesale markets, collect data andand share data and establish a European register of market participants in accordance with Article 7 to 912 of Regulation (EU) 1227/201137 ; __________________ 37 Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency OJ L 326, 8.12.2011, p. 1–16.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency, in close cooperation with the Commission, the Member States and the relevant national authorities including the national regulatory authorities and without prejudice to the competences of competition authorities, shall monitor the wholesale and retail markets in electricity and natural gas, in particular the retail prices of electricity and natural gas, compliance with the consumer rights and protections laid down in [recast Electricity Directive as proposed by COM(2016) 864/2] and Directive 2009/73/EC, the impact of market developments on household customers, access to the networks including access of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, potential barriers to cross- border trade, state interventions preventing prices from reflecting actual scarcity, the performance of the Member States in the area of electricity security of supply based on the results of the European resource adequacy assessment as referred to in Article 19 of [recast Electricity Regulation], in particular taking into account the ex-post evaluation referred to in Article 16 of [Risk Preparedness Regulation as proposed by COM(2016) 862] .
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Agency may establish local offices in the Member States, subject to their consent and in accordance with Article 25(j).
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 8
Article 19 – paragraph 8
8. The members of the Administrative Board shall undertake to act independently and objectively in the public interest, without seeking or following any political instructions. For that purpose, each member shall make a written declaration of commitments and a written declaration of interests indicating either the absence of any interest which may be considered prejudicial to his independence or any direct or indirect interest which might be considered prejudicial to his independence. Those declarations shall be made public annually.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) provide opinions to the Director on theall documents containing opinions, recommendations and decisions referred to in Articles 4 to 14, which are considered for adoption. The Board of Regulators may revise and amend the opinions, recommendations and decisions drafted by the Director pursuant to Article 25. In addition, the Board of Regulators, within its field of competence, shall provide guidance to the Director in the execution of his tasks, with the exception of decisiontasks pursuant to Article 16(6) of Regulation 1227/2001138. __________________ 38 Regulation (EU) 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency, OJ L 326, 8.12.2011, p. 1.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) in accordance with Article 20(1)(e) and Article 25(f) and in line with the preliminary draft budget established in accordance with Article 33(3)(1 (1) to (3), approve the annual work programme of the Agency (which forms part of the programming document of the Agency in accordance with Article 21(1)) for the coming year and present it by 130 September of each year for adoption by the Administrative Board.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be managed by its Director, who shall act in accordance with the guidance referred to in the second sentence of Article 23(5)(a) (1) and, where provided for in this Regulation, the opinions of the Board of Regulators. Without prejudice to the respective roles of the Administrative Board and the Board of Regulators in relation to the tasks of the Director, the Director shall neither seek nor follow any instruction from any government, from the Union institutions, or from any other public or private entity or person. The Director shall be accountable to the Administrative Board. The Director may attend the meetings of the Board of Regulators as an observer.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Fees shall be due to the Agency for the following: (a) requesting an exemption decision pursuant to Article 11(1) and fortaking decisions on cross border cost allocation provided by the Agency pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 347/201339. __________________ 39; (b) requesting registration as reporting party pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 and ongoing supervision of registered reporting parties by the Agency; (c) overseeing the activities and the cooperation of transmission system operators, including through the ENTSO for Electricity. 1 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39. 1a Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2014 of 17 December 2014 on data reporting implementing Article 8(2) and Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 363, 18.12.2014, p. 121). __________________ 39 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39. OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers that the continuation of the Agency is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it shall consult the Board of Regulators. Board of Regulators shall issue an opinion on future roles of the Agency within 12 months of receiving the Commission request. Commission, while taking duly into account the opinion of the Board of Regulators, may propose that this Regulation beis amended accordingly or repealed.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Market operators shall be free to develop products and trading opportunities that suit market participants' demand and needs and ensure that all market participants are able to access the market individually or through aggregation. They shall respect the need to accommodate increasing shares of variable generation and storage as well as increased demand responsiveness and the advent of new technologies.
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The responsible system operators shall report at least once per year to the competent regulatory authority on: (a) the level of development and effectiveness of market-based curtailment or redispatching mechanisms for generation and demand facilities; (b) the reasons, volumes in MWh and type of generation source subject to curtailment or downward redispatching; (c) the measures taken to reduce the need for the curtailment or downward redispatching of generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration and on measures taken to reduce the need for such curtailment or downward redispatching in the futurein the future. Progress on such measures should be assessed via indicators taking into account the percentage of substations remotely monitored and controlled in real-time, the percentage of the length of lines operated under dynamic line ratings; losses in high, medium and low-voltage grids; frequency of outages; duration of outage. The competent regulatory authority should publish these indicators together with recommendations for improvement where necessary. Curtailment or redispatching of generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration shall be subject to compensation pursuant to paragraph 6.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Where appropriate, the level of the tariffs applied to producers and/or consumers shall provide locational signals at Union level, and take into account tinvestment costs for infrastructure. The amount of network losses and congestion caused, and investment costs for infrastructure that exceed the Union average shall not be recognized as eligible costs and shall not be included in the distribution tariffs applied to consumers.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Article 16 – paragraph 8
8. Regulatory authorities shall provide incentives to distribution system operators to procure services for the operation and development of their networks and integrate innovative solutions in the distribution systems. For that purpose regulatory authorities shall recognise as eligible and include allonly relevant costs in distribution tariffs and introduce performance targets in order to upgrade existing grids and deploy smart grids in a transparent way, to incentivise distribution system operators to raise efficiencies, including energy efficiency and energy storage, in their networks.
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. For the purposes of point (b) of paragraph (9), when providing recommendations for the costs to be recovered by tariffs, the losses and congestion caused that exceed the Union average shall not be recognized as eligible costs.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regulatory authorities shall adopt a set of indicators for measuring the performance of transmission and distribution system operators, which should at least include all of the following: - volume of curtailed energy in MWh, disaggregated per type of generation source; - percentage of the length of lines operated under dynamic line ratings; - percentage of substations remotely monitored and controlled in real-time; - percentage of the length of lines operated under dynamic line ratings; - losses in high, medium and low-voltage grids; - the frequency and duration of power interruptions on the grid. By [two years after the entry into force of this Regulation], and every two years thereafter, regulatory authorities shall publish a report on the performance of transmission and distribution system operators, together with recommendations for improvement where necessary.