The report by the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) on the regulatory frameworks for Europe’s energy networks 2024, published on Monday 3 February, found no major regulatory changes compared with previous years, but did note more incentives in the electricity sector - for the installation and operation of ‘smart grids and smart meters’.
According to the report, many regulators are therefore considering adjustments for the next regulatory periods to take account of technological advances and market needs.
Electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) also have incentives for integrating renewable distributed generation. “In general, there are more incentives at DSO level than at TSO level, and more in the electricity sector than in the gas sector,” the report explains.
The CEER report provides an annual overview of the regulatory systems for electricity and gas networks at TSO and DSO level, including CEER members, Northern Ireland and five members of the Energy Community Regulatory Board.
It provides an overview of current regulatory practices, the calculation of the rate of return (RoR), the determination of the regulatory asset base (RAB) and the depreciation of assets in the various regulatory systems.
To see the report: https://aeur.eu/f/fci (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)