Renewables

2025-07-08

ERRA Regulatory Story of the Quarter: Price Zero, Or Less, For 17 Hours In A Row: “Happy Hours” For Electricity in France

While everyone is anxiously awaiting expert conclusions on the Iberian Peninsula blackout of April 28th, 2025, "the first blackout of the renewable era" as it has been rightly observed, France experienced on June 5th, 2025, another completely special event of the power system. Despite being a normal working day, the day-ahead market recorded electricity prices in France equal to zero or slightly negative for a full row of 17 consecutive hours, marking an unprecedented record for the duration of this phenomenon, which signals a production surplus.
2025-03-21

ACER Report: Key Developments in European Electricity and Gas Markets

This ACER Monitoring Report on key developments in EU energy markets highlights major trends in 2024, focusing on the interaction between gas and electricity. It sets out ACER’s recommendations on how Europe can unlock a clean, secure and competitive energy future.
2024-10-14

ERRA-RAP Study: Navigating Power Grid Scarcity in the Age of Renewable Energy – Policy and Regulatory Context and Tools

Grid scarcity in countries characterized by a high phase of renewable energy integration is one of the key barriers for their successful energy transition. As the issue becomes more apparent also among ERRA member countries, the Association issues the Study on how grid scarcity is perceived among ERRA regulators and how the issue can be tackled with the right tools.