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Activities of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2023/0077(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2019/942 as well as Directives (EU) 2018/2001 and (EU) 2019/944 to improve the Union’s electricity market design
2023/06/30
Committee: ECON
Dossiers: 2023/0077(COD)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(165 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pedro SILVA PEREIRA', 'mepid': 124747}]

Amendments (13)

Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 1 – point b
(b) set fundamental principles for well- functioning, integrated electricity markets, which allow all resource providers and electricity customers non-discriminatory market access, enable the development of forward electricity markets to allow suppliers and consumers to hedge or protect themselves against the risk of future volatility in electricity prices, empower consumerprotect consumers, ensure a level playing field for distributed renewable energy installations owned by citizens and energy communities, ensure competitiveness on the global market, enhance flexibility through demand response, energy storage and other non- fossil flexibility solutions, ensure energy efficiency, facilitate aggregation of distributed demand and supply, and enable market and sectoral integration and market- based remuneration of electricity generated from renewable sources;
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(e) support long-term investments in (e) support long-term investments in renewable energy generation and enable renewable energy generation and flexibility consumers’ to make their energy bills less to enable consumers’ to make their energy dependent from fluctuations of short-term bills affordable and less dependent from electricity market prices, in particular fossil fluctuations of short-term electricity fuel prices in the medium to long-term. market prices, in particular fossil fuel prices in the medium to long-term.
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that instruments such as guarantee schemes at market prices, to reduce the financial risks associated to off-taker payment default in the framework of PPAs are in place and accessible to customers that face entry barriers to the PPA market and are not in financial difficulty in line with Articles 107 and 108 TFEU. For this purpose, Member States shall take into account Union-level instruments. Member States shall determine what categories of customers are targeted by these instruments, applying non-discriminatory criteria.deleted
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a – paragraph 3
3. Guarantee schemes for PPAs backed by the Member States shall include provisions to avoid lowering the liquidity in electricity markets and shall not provide support to the purchase of generation from fossil fuels.deleted
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19a – paragraph 6a (new)
6a. The contracting parties of each PPA shall report quantity, prices and duration of each contract to the national regulatory authority. The national regulatory authority shall publish a daily average electricity price, which shall be the weighted average price of all quantities of electricity traded in this bidding zone for that day.
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19b – paragraph 1
1. Direct price support schemes for new investments for the generation of electricity from the sources listed in paragraph 2 shall take the form of a two- way contract for differences. Such schemes shall as a minimum be commensurate with the investments foreseen in the integrated national energy and climate plan with respect to the dimension decarbonisation referred to in point (a) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and any updates thereof. New investments for the generation of electricity shall include investments in new power- generating facilities, investments aimed at repowering existing power-generating facilities, investments aimed at extending existing power-generating facilities or at prolonging their lifetime. The level of direct support should be determined through a competitive bidding process.
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19b (new) – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) nuclear energy;deleted
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19b – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) be designed so that the revenues collected when the market price is above the strike price are distributed to all finalby priority to vulnerable electricity customers based on their share of consumption (same cost / refund per MWh consumed);
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19b (new) – paragraph 3 – point ba (new)
(ba) offer a premium for system services, in particular regarding the location of the asset, and colocation with flexibility assets;
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19b (new) – paragraph 3 – point bb (new)
(bb) ensure community based /small scale projects have access to CfD contracts at the clearing price of the lowest tender;
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19d
Based on the report of the regulatory authority pursuant to Article 19c(1), each Member State shall define an indicativ quantifiable national objective for demand side response and storage. This indicative national objective shall also be reflected in Member States’ integrated national energy and climate plans as regards the dimension ‘Internal Energy Market’ in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and in their integrated biennial progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. By January 2026, the Commission shall draw up a Union strategy on demand response and storage, which shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal amending this Regulation and introducing a minimum demand response and energy storage targets at Union level.
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 15a – paragraph 1
1. All households, small and medium sized enterprises and public bodies have the right to participate in energy sharing as active customers.within the same and surrounding local or regional administrative units, as determined under applicable national law. That right shall not apply to private enterprises or undertakings whose participation in energy sharing constitutes part of their primary or professional activity
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2019/944
Article 28a – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that vulnerable customers are protected from electricity disconnections. This shall be provided as part of the concept of vulnerable customers pursuant to Article 28 (1) of this Directive and without prejudice to the measures set out in Article10(11)prohibit electricity disconnections for household customers unable to pay their energy bills, vulnerable household customers, and households at risk of or in energy poverty.
2023/06/08
Committee: ECON