CEER Report on Electric Vehicles: Network Management and Consumer Protection

The aim of this report is to present the challenges associated with the development of electric mobility from three angles: the deployment of charging infrastructure; the integration of electric mobility into networks; and the consideration of consumer needs. Specifically, this report seeks to provide an insight into the options available to national regulators; to highlight best practices; and to reflect on feedback from CEER member countries in these three areas. This report states several suggested actions for national regulatory authorities (NRAs), including adapting the regulation of system operators to the new challenges and costs induced by electromobility, implementing incentives to smart charging through network tariffs and working together with system operators to monitor the impacts of electric vehicles on the power system, as well as encouraging consumer participation and ensuring consumer protection and empowerment. The content of the document is as follows: • Deployment of charging infrastructures in the CEER member countries; • System integration of electric vehicles; and • Consumer issues.

The report concludes that energy regulators have an important role to play in integrating electric mobility into the energy system. Whether in the application of their existing powers, in the formal evolution of their competencies under national legal frameworks, or in their ability to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, such as grid operators and energy suppliers, regulators have a range of options at their disposal to meet the challenges addressed in this report. The report provides examples of actions NRAs may find helpful in considering their approaches to electromobility within their national mandates, supported by real-life best practice case studies from across CEER member countries.