Position Papers

Following the publication of the European Commission's EU Grids Package proposal, ACER's reaction paper outlines improvements to be considered in the legislative process.

ACER position paper on output performance indicators to measure the performance of grid-enhancing technologies in electricity transmission.

Ahead of the European Commission’s Grids Package proposal, ACER sets out its recommendations for revising the current legal framework for grids.

ACER submitted its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the functioning of the commodity derivatives markets, with a focus on the interplay between energy and financial market regulation. 

This ACER-CEER position paper calls on the European Commission, Council and Parliament to prioritise 5 key electricity and infrastructure challenges throughout the legislative process in their upcoming mandates. The paper highlights the urgent need for Europe to facilitate the deployment of more intermittent renewables and to unlock a resilient, flexible and cost-effective electricity sector.

Energy regulators play an important role in ensuring efficient infrastructure. ACER and CEER have jointly developed a set of guiding principles to evaluate the performance and efficiency of European electricity smart grids.

This paper reviews the national treatment of anticipatory investments and proposes ways to facilitate the necessary grid enforcement to meet the EU’s climate and energy targets.

ACER’s Position Paper towards greater consistency of cost benefit analysis methodologies.

ACER’s policy paper on the further development of the EU electricity forward market identifies problems of this market segment, recommends solutions and thus serves as ACER’s key recommendations on how to change the Forward Capacity Allocation Regulation.