29 Amendments of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2016/0380(COD)
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Distributed energy technologies and consumer empowerment have made community energy and energy cooperatives an effective and cost-efficient way to meet citizens' needs and expectations regarding energy sources, services and local participation. Community energy offers an inclusive option for all consumers to have a direct stake in producing, consuming or sharing energy between each other within a geographically confined community, potentially using their own network that may operate in an isolated mode or be connected to the public distribution network. The possibility for local energy communities to perform the activity of distribution system operator shall be subject to standards to be set by national regulatory authorities. In such case, they shall have the same duties and obligations than other distribution system operators, including quality of service. Community energy initiatives focus primarily on providing affordable energy of a specific kind, such as renewable energy, for their members or shareholders rather than prioritising profit- making like a traditional energy company. By directly engaging with consumers community energy initiatives are demonstrating their potential in facilitating the up-take of new technologies and consumption patterns, including smart distribution grids and demand response, in an integrated manner. Community energy can also advance energy efficiency at household level and help fight energy poverty through reduced consumption and lower supply tariffs. Community energy also enables certain groups of household consumers to participate in the energy market who otherwise might not have been able to do so. Where they have been successfully operated such initiatives have delivered economic, social and environmental value to the community that goes beyond the mere benefits derived from the provision of energy services. Local energy communities should be allowed to operate on the market on a level-playing field without distorting competition. Household consumers should be allowed to voluntarily participate in a community energy initiative as well as to leave it, without losing access to the network operated by the community energy initiative or their rights as consumers. Access to a local energy community's network should be granted on fair and cost- reflective terms. Charges applied to system users of a local energy community's network should avoid any cross-subsidy with system users connected to public networks.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their national legislation does not unduly hamper cross-border flows of electricity, consumer participation including through demand–side response, investments into flexible energy generation, energy storage, the deployment of electro-mobility or new interconnectors, and that electricity prices reflect actual demand and supply. Member States may, however, employ regulated tariffs, provided that these do not pose an obstacle to greater competition and the development of a competitive market.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers in a targeted manner by other means than public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States which apply public interventions in price setting for the supply of electricity for energy poor or vulnerable household customers at the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive] may continue to apply such public interventions until [OP: insert the date – five years from the entry into force of this Directive]. Such public interventions shall, provided that they pursue a general economic interest, be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and guarantee equal access for Union electricity companies to customers. The interventions shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the general economic interest which they pursue, be limited in time and proportionate as regards their beneficiaries.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘active customer’ means a customer or a group of jointly actingfinal customers who consumes, stores or sells electricity generated on theirhis premises, including through aggregators, or participates in demand response or energy efficiency schemes provided that these activities do not constitute theirits primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. 'local energy community' means: an association, a cooperative, a partnership, a non-profit organisation or other legal entity which is effectively controlled by local shareholders or membersfinal customers from a geographically confined area, generally value rather than profit- driven, involved in distributed generation and in performing activities of a distribution system operator, supplisupplier, energy efficiency services provider or aggregator at local level, including across borders. A local energy community may also perform activities of a Distribution System Operator;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 5(3) on public interventions in price setting for the supply of electricity for energy-poor or vulnerable household customers, Member States shall ensure that every final customer is entitled, on request, to a dynamic electricity price contract by his supplier.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. ‘dynamic electricity price contract’ means an electricity supply contract between a supplier and a final customer that reflects the price at the spot market, including at the day ahead market at intervals at least equal to the market settlement frequencyincentivizes the customer to react to short term price signals that reflect the balance between demand and supply on the market;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to own, establish, or lease community networks and to autonomously manage them;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In order to ensure that balancing costs and benefits induced by aggregators are fairly assigned to market participants, Member States may exceptionally allow compensation payments between aggregators and balance responsible parties. Such compensation payments must be limited to situations where one market participant induces imbalances to another market participant resulting in a financial cost.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their national legislation does not unduly hamper cross-border flows of electricity, consumer participation including through demand–side response, long-term investments into flexible and low carbon energy generation, energy storage, the deployment of electro-mobility or new interconnectors, and that electricity prices reflect actual demand and supply.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States which apply public interventions in price setting for the supply of electricity for energy poor or vulnerable household customers at the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive] may continue to apply such public interventions until [OP: insert the date – fiveten years from the entry into force of this Directive]. Such public interventions shall pursue a general economic interest, be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and guarantee equal access for Union electricity companies to customers. The interventions shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the general economic interest which they pursue, be limited in time and proportionate as regards their beneficiaries.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
After[OP – insert the date – fiveten years from the entry into force of this Directive], Member States may still apply public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity for vulnerable household customers in so far as it is strictly necessary for reasons of extreme urgency. Such interventions shall comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are given adequate notice of any intention to modify contractual conditions and are informed about their right to dissolve the contract when the notice is given. Suppliervice providers shall notify their customers directly of any adjustment in the supply price as well as of the reasons and preconditions for the adjustment and its scope, at an appropriate time no later than one normal billing periodexcept if such adjustment is the result of a formula which was agreed upon by the customer when signing the contract, at an appropriate time before the adjustment comes into effect in a transparent and comprehensible manner. Member States shall ensure that customers are free to withdraw from contracts if they do not accept the new contractual conditions or adjustments in the supply price notified to them by their electricity supplier ;
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that every final customer is entitled, on request, tothere are no barriers for suppliers to offer a dynamic electricity price contract by his supplito final customer.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may choose to permit suppliers to charge contract termination fees to customers willingly terminating fixed term supply contracts before their maturity. Such fees may only be charged if customers receive a demonstrable advantage from these contracts. In addition, such fees shall not exceed the direct economic loss to the supplier of the customer terminating the contract, including the cost of any bundled investments or services already provided to the customer as part of the contract.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) Conditions and standards are set up for local energy communities with networks in order to preserve efficient network planning. These conditions and standards shall also ensure that customers and members in the local energy community receive the same quality and standard of network services that are available to customers outside the local energy community;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that bills fulfil the minimum requirements for billing and billing information as set out in Annex II. The information contained in bills shall be correct, clear, concise and presented in a manner that facilitates comparison by consumers and concise.
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where smart metering is positively assessed as a result of cost-benefit assessment referred to in Article 19(2), or systematically rolled out, Member States shall implement smart metering systems in accordance with European standards, the provisions in Annex III, and in line with the following principles, for smart meters program deployment initiated after entering into force of this Directive:
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the metering systems accurately measure actual electricity consumption and provide to final customers information on actual time of use. That information shall be made easily available and visualised to final customers at no additional cost and at near-real tia period adapted to the final customer in order to support automated energy efficiency programmes, demand response and other services;
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall define a common data format and a transparent procedure or ensure interoperability for eligible parties to have access to the data listed under Article 23 (1), in order to promote competition in the retail market and avoid excessive administrative costs for the eligible parties.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 68, shall determine interoperability standards and a common European data format and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for accessing the data, listed under Article 23 (1), that will replace national data format and procedure adopted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1. Member States shall. Member States shall, subject to a cost-benefit analysis, ensure that market participants apply athe interoperability standards or the common European data format.
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The development of a distribution system shall be based on a transparent network development plan that distribution system operators shall submit every two years to the regulatory authority. The network development plan shall contain the planned investments for the next five to ten years, with particular emphasis on the main distribution infrastructure which is required in order to connect new generation capacity and new loads including re- charging points for electric vehicles. The network development plan shall also demonstrate the use of demand response, energy efficiency, energy storage facilities or other resources that distribution system operator is using as an alternative to system expansion.
Amendment 961 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall perform at regular intervals or at least every five years a public consultation in order to re-assess the potential interest of market parties to own, develop, operate or manage recharging points for electric vehicles. In case the public consultation indicates that third parties are able to own, develop, operate or manage such points, Member States shall ensure that distribution system operators' activities in this regard are phased-out but a financial compensation on fair and reasonable terms should be provided.
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. TSubsidiaries of the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries performing functions of generation or supply shall not have any direct or indirect shareholding in the transmission system operator. The transmission system operator shall neither have any direct or indirect shareholding in any subsidiary of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply, nor receive dividends or any other financial benefit from that subsidiary.
Amendment 1246 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States which can demonstrate that there are substantial problems for the operation of their small isolated systems, may apply for derogations from the relevant provisions of Chapters IV, V and VI as well as articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. . The Commission shall inform the Member States of those applications before taking a decision, taking into account respect for confidentiality. That decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.