Policies Energy

Just a few days after the opening date of the internal market for electricity and gas, 1 july 2007, the Commission published a proposal for an Energy Consumers’ Charter. The Commission recognises that the internal market on electricity and gas does not deliver for consumers and that more protection is needed. EPSU argues that the best protection for users is to re-think the internal market for electricity and gas. Prices for domestic households should remain regulated. To read more... (...)

’Understanding European policy on the internal market for electricity and gas - Evaluation of the Electricity and Gas Directives’
EPSU has requested Professor Steve Thomas to continue to monitor the working of the internal market for electricity and gas. This new paper contains analysis of recent papers of the European Commission, description of the headline news mergers and acquisitions, the experience of the author with French EDF and German Eon (active in the UK), the upcoming turmoil (...)

EPSU Contribution to the Progress Report on the Internal Market for Electricity and Gas
State of Play
Steps for the Future
Contributing to the Lisbon Strategy
Putting quality, reliability and security centre-stage, or how to bolster economic growth and competitiveness
Adopted by the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities on 7 October 2005
EPSU welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Commission evaluation of the internal market for gas and electricity. This evaluation is (...)

The European Union Gas and Electricity Directives
by Steve Thomas, Public Services International Research Institute, University of Greenwich, September 2005
Preface The European Commission is regularly evaluating the internal market for electricity and gas. It will present a Progress Report to the European Parliament early in 2006. The Directorates of Energy and of Competition have launched a sectoral inquiry in response to claims that the market is not functioning, possibly due to (...)

Directives de l’Union européenne sur le gaz et l’électricité
par Steve Thomas, Public Services International Research Institute, University of Greenwich, Septembre 2005
Financé par la FSESP
Full report
Summary
English version and other languages - version anglaise et autres

The Commission has published its 4th report. It gives an overview of the progress to date with the internal market based on a series of indicators. EPSU has asked Steve Thomas of the University of Greenwich (PSIRU) to comment on the indicators and the findings of the Commission. Please find his report attached:
(The full report of the Commission can be found at: (...)

The European Commission published a Directive on investment in infrastructure to ensure security of supply, December 2003. This Directive is a reaction to the blackouts of 2003 and the mounting evidence that the internal market (competition) does neither deliver investment in the networks nor in reserve and peak capacity. EPSU has pointed out that these would be the consequences of the internal market for many years now. EPSU commissioned an analysis of the Directive from Steve Thomas of (...)

June 2004
Position of the European Public Service Union (EPSU) on the Commission of the European Communities’ “Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services” (COM (2003) 739 final) dated 10.12.2003
The EPSU regards the proposal that has been presented as suitable for closing the current gap in the regulation of our deregulated energy markets due to the fact that certain customers, in particular, small and (...)

Blackouts: Do liberalisation and privatisation increase the risk? by Steve Thomas and David Hall, PSIRU, University of Greenwich, December 2003
1. Introduction
Electricity blackouts can be serious events that cause human suffering and economic disruption. Even in the best-run systems, there will be a risk of black-outs because of human error and extreme weather conditions. However, it is important to designate a security standard that strikes a good balance between security and cost and (...)

EPSU Position paper adopted by the Standing Committee on 29 September 2003
Comments & analysis prepared for EPSU by PSIRU, February 2003

Analysis and comments prepared for EPSU by Steve Thomas, June 2003
1.Introduction
In March 2003, the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) issued a Position Paper, ‘Principles on regulatory control and financial reward for infrastructure’. This was in response to a request by the European Commission to the CEER to put forward guidelines on ‘how to regulate and financially reward the construction of infrastructure, taking into account the provisions of article 7 of Directive (...)

PSIRU, May 2003
Restructuring and outsourcing of electricity distribution in EU, by Stephen Thomas and David Hall, PSIRU, University of Greenwich
1. Factors affecting the electricity distribution business
1.1. The European Union Electricity Directive
The European Union Electricity Directive was signed in December 1996 and entered into force in February 1997. Under the Directive, Member States had to implement the Directive within two years by translating the provisions of the Directive (...)

Adopted by the EPSU Executive Committee of 12-13 November 2002

Adopted by the EPSU Executive Committee of 12-13 November 2002

Gas industry liberalisation, restructuring and employment in the European Union, May 2002 (EN/FR/DE)

EPSU Position on the EU Green Paper: towards a European strategy for security of energy supply, COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000

EPSU Position on the European Commission Communication on "Recent Progress with building the internal electricity market" - COM(2000) 297 Final, 16/05/2000

This study was undertaken by EPSU and supported by PSIRU, February 1999

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