The electricity legislation framework of the European Union from residential customers’ network tariffs point of view
Aumala, Sanni (2017)
Aumala, Sanni
2017
Sähkötekniikka
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta - Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2017-12-07
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201711142145
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201711142145
Tiivistelmä
Lisbon treaty from 2007 sets high level objectives and gives mandate to EU level energy framework. The EU energy strategies give direction, targets and aims, which are implemented in EU legislation through the ordinary legislative procedure. The energy legislation is becoming more ambitious and detailed, aiming for a more interconnected and customer-centric European energy network. The influencing points at the strategy to implementation process are the best in the legislation preparation and adoption.
The energy transition brings new players and solutions to the electricity system. This creates new needs and roles. The distribution network is in the heart of the transition, connecting more distributed and smaller production facilities, electric vehicles and stor-ages in a smarter way with better technologies, smart grids and smart meters. More flex-ible resources are needed and used. The transition brings an urgent need for distribution network tariff review. Problems emerge when distributed energy volumes decrease but peak loads can increase due to distributed production.
The distribution network tariffs have a possibility and a need to be updated. New tariff structures make use of the better technologies and communication systems as well as the emerging active customers. The capacity based tariffs are needed to reflect the system use in a better way without blocking the signals needed for the electricity markets.
The EU has noticed the evolution of the distribution system. Currently they debate the Commission’s proposal for updated energy legislation. The Clean Energy Package pro-poses a European approach to systematically, with active customer in charge, take into consideration the emerging electricity system changes. The package also proposes dis-tribution tariff legislation at EU level. Currently, the network tariffs mainly answer for the traditional system’s needs. The proposal therefore introduces common principles to fit the modern system. However, the EU level harmonisation of distribution network tariffs is unlikely, even if common principles would be introduced.
The energy transition brings new players and solutions to the electricity system. This creates new needs and roles. The distribution network is in the heart of the transition, connecting more distributed and smaller production facilities, electric vehicles and stor-ages in a smarter way with better technologies, smart grids and smart meters. More flex-ible resources are needed and used. The transition brings an urgent need for distribution network tariff review. Problems emerge when distributed energy volumes decrease but peak loads can increase due to distributed production.
The distribution network tariffs have a possibility and a need to be updated. New tariff structures make use of the better technologies and communication systems as well as the emerging active customers. The capacity based tariffs are needed to reflect the system use in a better way without blocking the signals needed for the electricity markets.
The EU has noticed the evolution of the distribution system. Currently they debate the Commission’s proposal for updated energy legislation. The Clean Energy Package pro-poses a European approach to systematically, with active customer in charge, take into consideration the emerging electricity system changes. The package also proposes dis-tribution tariff legislation at EU level. Currently, the network tariffs mainly answer for the traditional system’s needs. The proposal therefore introduces common principles to fit the modern system. However, the EU level harmonisation of distribution network tariffs is unlikely, even if common principles would be introduced.