12 Amendments of Judith A. MERKIES related to 2011/0300(COD)
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Of the investment needs which the Commission, in June 2011, estimated at €200 bn, approximately €140 bn is intended for investment in electricity, and approximately €70 bn for investment in gas. The allocation of the funding to eligible projects should be proportionate to these investment needs. With this in mind, at least two thirds of the financial support should be reserved for electricity projects.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Effective functioning of the market is essential so that enough investors are attracted and the majority of the investment costs can be financed by the market. In some cases, however, market mechanisms alone will not be sufficient to achieve the intended results. This is particularly the case for the financing of key projects which in the short term are not attractive to the market but whose development is nonetheless necessary in order to attain the intended energy infrastructure targets. It is therefore crucial that the public sector should provide the requisite financial support for such projects by establishing a mix of financing instruments geared to innovation.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
5b. ‘Microgenerators’ means a variety of small-scale electrical and heat generation technologies that can be installed and used in individual households.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Each Group shall draw up its proposed list of projects of common interest according to the process set out in section 2 of Annex III, according to the contribution of each project to implementing the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and according to their fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 4. Each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member State(s), to the territory of which the project relates. Due consideration shall be given to projects allowing synergies with other networks, in particular transport and telecommunications networks.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 6 a (new)
- integration of distributed generation of renewables, including connection and integration of microgenerators;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 3
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity with regard to other proposed projects, the optimisation of existing power infrastructure, and the exploitation of possible synergies with other networks. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Of the funding allocated to energy infrastructure projects, at least two thirds should be assigned to electricity infrastructure projects.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – point 10 – paragraph 1
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 network, in particular the generation of large amounts of electricity from renewable or distributed energy sources and demand response by consumers;
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – point 12 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – point 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4
Annex II – point 4
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – point 5
Annex III – part 2 – point 5