The Electricity Area at the Florence School of Regulation is a platform where academics, national regulators, representatives from European institutions, network companies and market players debate and exchange their views and practices about the most recent developments in the industry, its regulation and broader European energy policy.
To remain at the frontier of knowledge and public debate, the Electricity Area develops applied research, innovative training and fosters policy dialogue on the most topical policy and regulatory issues in the electricity sector of Europe and beyond.
On 1 July 2020, the Florence School of Regulation organised an online debate on how to facilitate the interoperability of…
In this paper, Dr Nikolaos Vasilakos (Member of the Advisory Board, European Renewable Energies Federation), explains why a no-regrets strategy…
On the 18th of June 2020, the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) hosted its second online policy workshop “The Configuration…
An explosion in medium and small electricity prosumers has been observed in the past decade across the EU, mainly driven by generous support measures and PV cost reduction. This era…
Defining interoperability Many different definitions of interoperability exist that can differ from one sector to another. Generally, we can differentiate…
The EU network codes and guidelines are a detailed set of rules pushing for the harmonisation of national electricity markets and regulations. The areas for the development of network codes…
End users have traditionally played a limited and rather passive role in the provision of electricity. However, the decentralisation and digitalisation of the energy sector today are changing the way…
The Trans-European Networks – Energy (TEN-E) Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 347/2013) aims at fostering the development of cross-border energy infrastructure…
Highlights: - The European Green Deal calls for a revision of the TEN-Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 347/2013). In this Policy Paper, we assess the experience with the implementation of the…
EU Electricity Network Codes & the Clean Energy Package Enter the world of electricity markets in Europe ‘Evolution of electricity markets in Europe’ is an 9-week online course in collaboration…
All you need to know about the power sector and power systems around the world Power system regulation is never at a rest, and this is particularly true for the…
Unpack the EU Clean Energy Package The EU Clean Energy Package sets the energy and climate ambitions for the 2030 horizon, and the regulatory framework to achieve these ambitions. This online course…
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Energy regulation and decarbonisation: the challenge of net zero Recent extreme weather events around the globe, notably in east Africa and Australia, have again raised the prominence of climate change, and the urgent need for decarbonisation. Closer to home, Spain…
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FSR Regulatory Policy Workshop Series 2020 The Workshop will consider these and other related issues in assessing the way in…
