8 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2015/2108(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that renewable energy and increased energy efficiency leading to energy savings are critical means for a stable, secure, carbon-free, independent and democratic energy system for the EU, which generates high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity interconnectivitynew electricity market design and smart grids are necessary for developing such a system;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that electricity interconnection is a precondition for completing an integrated EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed, will help to achieve our climate objectives and improve the EU's geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, as well as reduce energy isolation; sStresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and executed through strong coordinated regional cooperation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), investments in the necessary interconnection projects of pan-European significance could be as high as EUR 150 billion by 2030, and notes with interest that for each euro invested in the network, electricity prices could be mitigated by EUR 2; notes that independent studies show that with similar investment in the network infrastructure, Europe could cover a large share of its electric load with renewable energy sources1 ; __________________ 1 ‘powE[R] 2030 – A European grid for ¾ renewable electricity by 2030’, Greenpeace, 2014.
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the 10 % target – to be achieved by 2020 – as a valuable target and a step in the right direction; considers, however, that iConsiders that the 10 % target does not always reflect the market situation and has not been established on the basis of scientific evidence; recalls that the 10 % target was first set in 2002 on the basis of the installed electricity generation capacity that existed at that time; acknowledges that, although the 10 % target is important, it describes neither the quantity of electricity flowing between countries nor the quality, such as the availability of the existing interconnection infrastructure or of the existing national infrastructure between the interconnectors; believes, therefore, that a one-size-fits-all interconnection target based on installed electricity generation capacity is not on its own appropriate for all Member States;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Stresses that Member States should incentivise community power projects based on self-sufficiency, for instance through investment and tax relief, or reduced charges on energy consumption;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission, furthermore, to: 1) encourage investments in the best available technology, which, while costlier, offers considerable financial advantages as well as time savings in the long run; 2) conduct a review of the financing rules with the aim of streamlining the existing mechanisms and highlighting the principle that wealthier Member States are responsible for projects involving their countries, while EU financial support should be used in countries facing greater challenges; and 3) strengthen incentives for further investments in the grid by, inter alia, introducing a requirement for profits made from transmission congestion rent to be reinvested in additional interconnectors; urges the Commission to enable a market design for flexibility where demand sources must have equal market access as supply resources and have access to markets to offer their services;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges that offshore wind in the North Seas region has the potential to generate over 8 % of Europe's power supply by 2030; notes further that coordination of the planning and building of a regional offshore grid infrastructure, market access and reserve sharing in the North Seas region could lead to cost savings of EUR 5-13 billion per year by 2030 through a better integrated regional market; calls on the Commission and the Member States for strong political support and endorsement of the North Seas Offshore Grid as a key step in building an effective Energy Union; urges the upcoming Presidencies of the Council of the EU to prepare and agree on a legal framework during the 2016 Dutch Presidency in the form of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the relevant Member States that defines a shared North Seas electricity strategy;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. StressDeplores the importance of more interconnection between Spain and France to support the renewables in the region, whilst minimising problems and delays by using the BAT in order to preserve the environment and still increase interconnectivity; notes the Madrid Declarretroactive change of the subsidy system for renewable energy in Spain, stresses that energy security will be enhanced by revising the regulation, signed on 4 March 2015, as an important step towards increasing the region's interconnectivitycheme on renewables and upgrading coal plants to diminish its environmental impact;