Publications Archives

2026-05-07

23rd ERRA Annual Conference Newsletter

The ERRA Annual Conference brought together national energy regulators, utility leaders, investors, top-tier consultants, and academics for high-level dialogue on the evolving landscape of energy markets. The event fostered strategic discussions and regulatory insights that help shape the future of the sector. The conference overarching theme was Transforming Energy Policies – Adapting Energy Regulation and the agenda analysed both the electricity and gas sectors of today.

2026-04-06

ERRA Regulatory Story No. 18: When a Dominant EV Operator Squeezes the Market: Case Study of Italy

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) imposed in July 2025 the first antitrust sanction in the European EV charging sector against Enel X (Ruling 31646). This Regulatory Story provides a concise legal and regulatory analysis of the AGCM decision, together with the European context that gives the AGCM ruling its wider significance and its implications for energy EU NRAs operating under the AFIR (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation) framework.

2026-03-06

ERRA podcast cover: Eurelectric Distributed Flexibility Report, with Luca Lo Schiavo (ERRA) & Zsuzsa Cseko (Eurelectric)

Eurelectric Position Paper: Distributed Flexibility Report | Podcast

This episode of ERRA’s Energy Regulatory Podcast features host Luca Lo Schiavo engaging with Zsuzsa Cseko, Senior Policy Advisor at Eurelectric for a discussion on Eurelectric Position Paper: Distributed Flexibility Report. Discussion in this podcast covers various flexibility mechanisms, ranging from Time-of-Use network tariffs to market-based solutions, and examines some successful cases, from France to Portugal, that are described in detail in the Eurelectric report.

2026-03-02

ERRA Regulatory Story of the Quarter: ERO’s Redesign of the Renewable Energy Operator for a Sustainable Support Mechanism

ERRA's Regulatory Story of the Quarter explores how ERO redesigned its renewable energy support scheme, replacing feed-in tariffs with a ring-fenced Renewable Energy Operator and CfD-based settlement mechanism.

2026-02-20

Research Paper: Implementation of Scarcity Pricing Mechanisms in Select EU Countries

This paper by Eryk Jakub Chojnacki compares scarcity pricing designs across selected EU countries and their role in supporting system adequacy in power markets with growing renewables, including interactions with capacity mechanisms.

2026-02-19

AI Data Centers and Energy Regulation: When Traditional Frameworks Meet Unprecedented Demand Growth

This paper by Luca Lo Schiavo examines how the rapid growth of AI data centers is challenging traditional energy regulation in the United States and the European Union. It explores emerging tensions around grid stability, affordability, sustainability, and market access, and considers the need for new regulatory approaches to manage AI-driven electricity demand.

2026-02-08

Regulatory Lessons from the Iberian Blackout

Drawing on the findings presented by Luca Lo Schiavo at the ERRA Chairmen Meeting, the article explores how outdated regulatory frameworks, delayed rule updates, and inadequate voltage control mechanisms contributed to the Iberian Blackout in April 2025 despite sufficient generation capacity.

2026-01-16

ARERA’S Investigation on Economic withholding in the Italian Day-Ahead Electricity Market (2023-2024)

Prepared as part of the ERRA–REKK cooperation, this paper by Luca Lo Schiavo examines ARERA's investigation into economic generation capacity withholding in Italy's day-ahead electricity market, its methodology and findings, and compares them with the German "Dunkelflaute" investigation, highlighting key regulatory challenges in assessing capacity withholding during the energy transition.

2025-12-23

ERRA 25th Anniversary Podcast | Independence of the Regulator

This segment from ERRA's 25th Anniversary is a reflective, high-level discussion on how energy regulation has fundamentally changed over the past 25 years, why it has become more complex, and what this means for regulators going forward. It contrasts the early era of liberalization with today’s realities of decarbonization, electrification, geopolitics, digitalization, and renewed state involvement.