Renewables 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.

2026-03-02

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

Ukraine’s energy sector has rapidly transformed as the war revealed structural weaknesses and prompted urgent regulatory reforms. The regulator, together with the Ministry, introduced a modern regulatory framework for energy storage, recognising flexibility as a vital component of system security rather than a long-term goal. The Energy Storage Facilities Law and subsequent NEURC regulations formalised storage as an independent market participant with full access to wholesale markets, offering investors much-needed legal certainty during a time of significant system stress.

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.

2026-01-16

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.

2025-12-08

Regulatory Aspects of Balancing Services | Video Presentation

Video resentation exploring the regulatory requirements for balancing to ensure grid stability and fair market functioning.

2025-12-04

Eurelectric Position Paper: Distributed Flexibility Report

This Eurelectric's report focuses specifically on Flexibility for Distribution Grid Needs, as per the newest proposal of ENTSO-E and EU DSO Entity on the methodology for assessing flexibility needs that ACER approved in August 2025.

2025-12-02

ERRA Regulatory Story of the Quarter: The Evolution of the Battery Energy Storage Systems in Ukraine

Ukraine’s energy sector has rapidly transformed as the war revealed structural weaknesses and prompted urgent regulatory reforms. The regulator, together with the Ministry, introduced a modern regulatory framework for energy storage, recognising flexibility as a vital component of system security rather than a long-term goal. The Energy Storage Facilities Law and subsequent NEURC regulations formalised storage as an independent market participant with full access to wholesale markets, offering investors much-needed legal certainty during a time of significant system stress.