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13 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2011/0300(COD)

Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘energy infrastructure’ means any physical equipment designed to allow transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, transportation of oil or carbon dioxide, Liquefied Natural Gas terminals, or storage of electricity or gas, which is located within the Union or linking the Union and one or more third countries;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
– sustainability, by drawing, for example, on alternative sources of gas, such as biogas;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) concerning gas smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 2(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to the following specific functions: - integration and involvement of network users who create new technical requirements in terms of supply and demand for gas, in particular demand for biomethane and hydrogen; - efficiency and interoperability of electricity transmission and distribution in day-to-day network operation; - network security, system control and quality of supply; - optimised planning of future cost- efficient network investments; - market functioning and customer services; - involvement of users in the management of their energy usage;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Within one12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
(1) Northern Seas offshore grid ("NSOG"): integrated offshore electricity grid in the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel, the Baltic Sea and neighbouring waters, and associated grid developments (interconnections, internal on-shore grid reinforcement) to transport electricity from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricity exchange.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
(3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South EaWestern Europe ("NSI EaWest Electricity"): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market and integratebetween the Member States in the region and with Mediterranean third countries and electricity storage capacities, in particular to integrate and promote electricity generationed from renewable energy sources;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – point 10 – paragraph 1
(10) Smart grids deployment: adoption of smart grid technologies across the Union to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to the electricity and gas network, in particular the generation of large amounts of electricity and gas from renewable or distributed energy sources and demand response by consumers;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium-voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of gas generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within a network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable gas system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 5
(5) Proposed carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the category set out in point 4 of Annex II shall be presented as part of a plan, developed by more than two Member States, for the development of cross-border carbon dioxide transport and storage infrastructure, to be presented by the Member States concerned or entities designated by those Member States to the Commission. The adoption of the final regional list in the Group and the High Level Steering Group (HLSG) should be based on consensus. For this purpose, no unfavourable opinion to the inclusion of each project listed shall have been expressed by any Member State of the Regional Group, for which the project should have significant impacts, in particular on the operation of its energy infrastructures, on its internal market or on its security of supply. If so, the opinion shall be motivated, based in particular on the opinion of the Agency, or the assessment of the Commission for oil and carbon dioxide transport projects.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
(e) for electricity smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-voltage level designed for a voltage of 10kV or more. It involves transmission and distribution system operators from at least two Member States, which cover at least 100,000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 300 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20% originate from non dispatchable resources. For gas smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high-voltage and medium-voltage level designed for a pressure of at least 1 bar. It involves transmission and distribution system operators from at least two Member States, which cover at least 100,000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 500 Gigawatthours/year.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 a (new)
(4a) (1) As regards projects relating to gas smart grids, each function shall be evaluated against the following criteria: (a) level of sustainability: compliance with this criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of gas network infrastructure; (b) capacity of transmission and distribution networks to be connected and to move gas to and from users: compliance with this criterion shall be measured by estimating the installed energy-resource capacity in the distribution networks, the maximum permissible level of gas injection which does not give rise to risks of congestion in the transmission networks, and the energy not extracted from renewable sources in the light of risks linked to congestion or safety; (c) network connectivity and access to all categories of network users: compliance with these criteria shall be measured by assessing the methods used to calculate charges and tariffs and the way those charges and tariffs are structured, for users who generate or consume electricity or do both, and by assessing the degree of operational flexibility offered in order to guarantee dynamic balancing of gas in the network, as appropriate; (d) security and quality of supply: compliance with this criterion shall be measured by assessing the proportion of gas produced from renewable sources, the stability of the gas system, and the duration and frequency of interruptions per customer, including disruptions caused by the weather; (e) efficiency and quality of service as regards the supply of gas and the operation of the network: compliance with this criterion shall be measured by assessing the level of losses linked to the transmission and distribution networks, the ratio between the maximum and minimum levels of demand for gas over a set period, the manner in which the demand side is involved in gas markets and energy-efficiency measures, the rate of use (average actual level of use, for example) of the components of the gas network and their availability (which is determined by scheduled and unscheduled maintenance operations) and the impact of the latter on network performance, and the real availability of grid capacity as set against its nominal availability.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 11
(11) The methodology shall define the analysis to be carried out, based on the relevant input data set, by calculatassessing the results of the objective functiona multi-criteria analysis with and without each project. The analysis shall identify the Member States on which the project has net positive impacts (beneficiaries) and those Member States on which the project has a net negative impact (cost bearers). Each cost-benefit analysis shall include sensitivity analyses concerning the input data set, the commissioning date of different projects in the same area of analysis and other relevant parameters.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 12
(12) Transmission and, distribution systemand storage system and LNG terminal operators shall exchange the information necessary for the elaboration of the methodology, including the relevant network and market modelling. Any transmission or distribution system operator collecting information on behalf of other transmission or distribution system operators shall give back to the participating transmission and distribution system operators the results of the collection of data. For the common electricity and gas market and network model set out in paragraph 8 of Article 12, the input data set referred to in point 1 shall cover the years n+10, n+20 and n+30 and the model shall allow for a full assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, notably including external costs such as those related to greenhouse gas and conventional air pollutant emissions or security of supply.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE