This debate will focus on how to enhance system flexibility and to complete market integration to minimise the cost of accomodating increasing shares of renewables into the electricity system, thus reducing overall energy system costs to the benefit of EU energy consumers and to improve EU competitiveness. More specifically, the Debate will discuss how to remove the current limitations – e.g. incomplete market integration and barriers to the participation of distributed resources in the markets – to the full potential of renewable-based generation to reduce electricity costs.
Electricity costs for EU consumers are driven by a number of factors, including primary energy costs, network costs and system costs. These costs are greatly affected by the increasing penetration of renewable generation, which is key to the achievement of the ambitious EU climate policy goals. More (intermittent) renewables calls for a more flexible electricity system. How to minimise the costs of flexibility is one of the main challenges of the energy transition, requiring progress in several areas:
Host: Ilaria Conti
14.00 – 14.05 Introduction to the Debate
Alberto Pototschnig | Florence School of Regulation
14.05 – 14.15 The policy perspective: increasing electricity system flexibility at least cost
Mechthild Wörsdörfer | Deputy Director General, DG ENER (TBC)
14.15 – 14.25 The regulatory perspective: tackling the persistent barriers to demand response and the importance of assessing flexibility needs in a robust manner
Rafael Muruais Garcia | Head of Department, Energy System Needs, ACER
Moderator: Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation
14.25 – 14.50 Introductory remarks from the panellists
Nicola Rega | Executive Director Climate Change & Energy, CEFIC
Gheorghe Visan | Vice-Chair, Core Steering Committee, ENTSO-E
Guro Grøtterud | Markets & Networks Committee Chair, SmartEN
Laurens Rutten | Senior Energy Policy Officer, BEUC
14.50 – 14.55 Polls
14.55 – 15.20 Comments on the polls outcome and Q&A from the audience
Panellists
15.20 – 15.30 Concluding remarks
Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation
Alberto Pototschnig | Florence School of Regulation
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