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Natural Gas – Renewable Gases – Hydrogen

2026-09-14
cover image of the ERRA Report: Mapping ERRA Members Landscape: Celebrating Diversity in Energy Regulation

Mapping ERRA Members Landscape: Celebrating Diversity in Energy Regulation

The 25th Anniversary report by Luca Lo Schiavo and Mikheil Odisharia, ERRA Research Unit, maps 37 national energy regulators across 13 regulatory areas — from institutional independence to renewables and electro-mobility. Illustrated by 28 country case studies, the report treats regulatory diversity as ERRA's distinctive strength.
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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. 
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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.
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2025-08-14

ACER’s First Recommendation on Inter-Temporal Cost Allocation Mechanisms for Financing Hydrogen Infrastructure

ACER’s Recommendation identifies key investment risks in hydrogen infrastructure and suggests ways to address them. It offers high-level guidance on designing fair and effective inter-temporal cost allocation mechanisms to support the development of the hydrogen market.
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2025-08-14

Energy Innovation & RETA Report on Regulating Hydrogen: A Primer For Energy Regulators

This paper pulls together insights from a collaborative process involving two global workshops and hundreds of comments from energy regulators from around the world. The roadmap identifies the key issue areas that fall within energy regulators’ purview.
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2025-07-14

ERRA GF COM Report on Hydrogen – Market Design and Regulatory Models

ERRA Gaseous Fuels Markets and Economic Regulation Committee presents its latest report on the emerging regulatory landscape for hydrogen markets: Hydrogen – Market Design and Regulatory Models. It summarizes the findings of a survey conducted by the GF COM across 16 member countries. Hydrogen is increasingly regarded as a key enabler of decarbonisation and sector integration. However, its development requires regulators to make early decisions with long-term structural implications amid significant uncertainty.
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2025-05-29

ERRA GF COM Report on Gas Networks: Risks of Stranded Costs & Potential Benefits of Repurposing – Hydrogen & Biomethane Blending

ERRA Gaseous Fuels Markets and Economic Regulation Committee presents its latest report on Gas Networks: Risks of Stranded Costs & Potential Benefits of Repurposing - Hydrogen & Biomethane Blending. The report summarizes the findings of a survey conducted by the GF COM across 12 member countries. It examines the regulatory, technical, and economic readiness for repurposing natural gas infrastructure for hydrogen and biomethane integration.
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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.
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