The Regulation Working Group was established to promote knowledge-sharing among projects addressing diverse regulatory aspects in the energy domain. The WG directs its efforts towards two key topics:
- Regulatory Framework for Energy Storage – it focuses on establishing a regulatory framework with clear rules and responsibilities for ownership, competition, technical modalities, and financial conditions in both island and mainland cases within the energy storage sector
- Regulatory Challenges in Smart Grids – it addresses regulatory challenges related to incentives for demand-side response, commercial arrangements, cooperation with Transmission System Operators (TSO) and Distribution System Operators (DSO), smart meter data, etc., within the smart grids sector.
To achieve these objectives, the Regulatory Working Group is organized into several Actions:
- Improve Market Access for Consumers - Identifies regulatory barriers hindering the valorization of flexibility to propose viable solutions, enhancing market access for consumers.
- Peer-to-Peer and Energy Sharing - Explores the role of energy sharing in the overall market design.
Energy and Flexibility Market Coordination and Integration - Identifies barriers in market design that impede an integrated and coordinated market in Europe - Supporting Sector Coupling - Explores potential synergies arising from increased sector coupling/sector integration/system integration, aiming to understand and address regulatory barriers limiting its potential.
- Supporting System Operators for 2030 - Examines innovative strategies needed to advance network planning and operation tools, supporting system operators in preparing the grid for the year 2030.
- Understanding Regulatory Barriers for Data Spaces - Collaborates closely with the Data Management and Business Models Working Groups to comprehend and address regulatory barriers in support of data spaces.
For more information about this Working Group, please contact secretariat@horizon-bridge.eu
Chair:
Helena Gerard (VITO)
