In August 2025, ACER has received a proposal from NEMOs to amend the harmonised maximum and minimum clearing price methodologies for the EU day-ahead and intraday market coupling. On 4 January 2026, ACER has approved the proposal.
In December 2025, NRAs of Continental Europe Synchronous Area asked for a six-month extension to decide on the minimum activation period of frequency containment reserves. With its Decision 01/2026, ACER prolonged the NRAs' deadline until 17 June 2026.
ACER publishes its Opinion on the Integrated Model report for EU electricity, gas and hydrogen infrastructure planning, submitted in October by ENTSO-E and ENTSOG and prepared with support from ENNOH.
ACER issues today its guidance on the information to be voluntarily submitted for the monitoring of operational reliability performance indicators related to cybersecurity in the electricity sector.
Mr Bogdan Chirițoiu takes over as the new Chair of the Administrative Board of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), and Mr Tomasz Dąbrowski as the Vice-Chair.
The Estonian Competition Authority has fined Futugrid Technologies OÜ €16,000 for manipulating the balancing energy market by placing a non-genuine bid, which sent misleading signals to the market.
The 2026 Monitoring Report on retail energy markets examines electricity bills, affordability and what the shift to electrification means for consumers.
