31 Amendments of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2015/2322(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission’'s planned transformation of the electricity market must contribute to efficiency and, security of supply and to achieving the goal for the European Union to become the world number one in renewable energies;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the integration of the energy markets willcan enhance achievement of the Treaty goals of secure, low-costaffordable and sustainable energy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas national capacity markets make it harder to integrate electricitechanisms distort national and potentially also EU-energy markets and run contrary to the objectives of the common energy policy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas national duties, fixed prices, subsidies, feed-in priorities and lack of interconnectors prevent a functioning internal market in electrifossil fuels and nuclear energy continue benefiting from subsidies whose costs befall taxpayers and society and thus delay the full market integration of largely CO2-free energy sourceare seldom included in power price calculations;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the support for renewables is necessary due to clear distortion of the energy market due to significant subsidies to the incumbent sector;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the transformation of the energy market and endorses the view that the transformed electricity market should enhance regional cooperation on security of energy supply and should focus on more market and less regulationthe integration of variable supply of renewable energy and decentralized renewable energy generation to the benefit of citizens;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the existing regulatory framework of the European markets to be adjusted to allow for a growing share of renewable energy sources; stresses that a new market design for electricity must promote sustainable, renewable and efficient electricity supply;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to be more pro-actively involved in the design of a European internal market in electricity and to avoid undermining the objectives of Articles 114 and 194 TFEU by means of permanent capacity marketechanisms;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends implementing tax models which penalise the use of fossil fuels and CO2 generation and favour the use of renewable energies as part of a framework based on reducing energy consumption;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the right of Member States to determine the conditions for the use of their energy resources, the national energy mix and the overall structure of their energy supply; nevertheless underlines the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions domestically and to increase the share of renewable energies and improve energy efficiency;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the closer linkage of differing priorities in the national energy mix, such as wind energy with nuclear or with water reservoirspatchable renewable power generation with variable renewable energy sources;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that network expansion in particular is indispensablemight be necessary with a view to completing the internal market in electricity with a growing share of renewables; regrets that there are still large gaps in the interconnections between Member States, leading to network bottlenecks and significantly impairing cross-border energy trading; calls for the electricity interconnection objectives to be differentiated by region and aligned with the ENTSO-E ten-year network plan;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that new approaches should be developed to overcome bottlenecks and achieve a smart distribution grid that allows for the smooth integration and provision of services by decentralised generators, prosumers and consumers;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recommends separating the ownership of transmission and distribution networks found in the case of some suppliers in some Member States, systematically establishing distribution networks governed by public or collective interest criteria;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that rapid network expansion and the removal of network bottlenecks are also essential if uniform price zones are to be retained, and that the splitting of bidding zones could be a sensible market economy approach to reflect actual electricity shortages in certain regions; takes the view that in closely integrated electricity networks the allocation of price zones should be decided together with all neighbours concerned in order to prevent both the inefficient use of networks and the reduction of cross-border capacities, which is incompatible with the internal market; stresses that decentralized small scale production increases security of supply and reduces the investment needs in infrastructure;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is sceptical ofCriticises capacity mechanisms on the grounds of high cost and the risk of market distortions, and stresses that national capacity marketstresses that capacity mechanisms diminish the overall acceptance and also the feasibility of the energy system transformation; stresses that they increase costs and lock in inflexible and unsustainable generation capacity; stresses that national capacity mechanisms are subject to the EU rules on competition and state aid;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for national capacity mechanisms only to be authorised where a full, detailed analysis of the production and supply situationd transparent generation adequacy assessment at regional level has been carried out in advance and a bottleneck has been identified which cannot be eliminated by less stringent measures such as a strategic reserve; stresses that the adopted measures must be temporary;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the expectation of future price surges can create incentives for producers and investors to invest in production capacity, particularly in high- efficiency modern gas-fired power stations, urges politicians not to intervene in the market even in the event of large price surges and calls, in the medium term, for the complete abolition of regulated final consumer prices;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the EU’'s goal of increasing the share of renewables to 30%; notes, however, that the permanent subsidising that until and unless the external costs of renewables is outdated and that renewables too must react to market signals in this new energy system, since otherwise market signals for all electricity producers will be heightened disproportionatelyrgy are reflected in a strong ETS, providing a high enough and stable carbon price, and a fully flexible power market without over-capacity is in place to allow for balanced prices to develop, supportive and bridging measures for renewables must be continued; stresses that it is crucial to Member States to get the possibility to continue national support schemes, specifically for local small scale, decentralised renewable energy production;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Member States must meet ambitious specific quantitative objectives for the share of renewables in energy consumption, irrespective of the market situation, and therefore stresses the importance of promoting renewables in a way that focuses on competition and cost efficiency; therefore regards the promotion of investment as more compatible with the market than feed-in priorities and fixed priceertainty for investors in renewable energy sources; therefore regards feed-in priorities and fixed prices as necessary for meeting investors’ needs;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. InsistStresses that, with the increasing technical maturity and widespreadgrowing use of renewable energy sources, subsidy rules must be geared to market conditions in order to keep costs for energy consumers within reasonable boundthe objective of support schemes is to allow newer and more costly technologies, to progress along their learning curve; demands that support schemes take into consideration the different maturity levels, specific barriers as well as risk profiles of different renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Warns against mixing energy supply objectives withStresses the link between energy policy and climate policy objectives; calls for the ETS to be consistently reinreforcmed and the market to be redesigned with a view to greater flexibility, so that in future CO2 and fuel prices can give more support to the expansion of renewablesin a way to help achieve the decarbonisation objectives of the European economy whilst allowing a ‘just transition’ for all workers without undermining quality of life or generating windfall profit;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Member States to regulate in such a way that encourages small-scale (individual and communal) own consumption of renewables, with net balance systems;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Urges the Member States to establish the judicial and administrative mechanisms needed to spur the involvement of local communities in electricity generation by making them stakeholders in small-scale renewable electricity generation projects;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Urges the Member States to establish local-level intelligent electricity generation grids enabling efficient and proximity management of electricity generation and consumption;
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for measures to facilitate necessary investments in distribution systems which are not yet prepared for taking in growing quantities of renewables or for digitalisation; in this connection, data collection and distribution must be accorded a greater role and data protection must be secured; each party requesting data from consumers should provide justification why the data is needed, i.e. the burden of proof should be extended to DSOs/metering operators;