1. The role of ACER In the Regional Initiatives Steve Gordon Head Of the Gas Department North West Regional Initiatives 2011

2. 2 Goal of Single Market -The goal is to deliver single competitive markets for gas and electricity - Teamwork is required to achieve the goal - Players will need to work together - to achieve the desired result - where energy traded across internal EU borders is much the same as if it is traded within each Member State. -The goal is to deliver single competitive markets for gas and electricity - Teamwork is required to achieve the goal - Players will need to work together - to achieve the desired result - where energy traded across internal EU borders is much the same as if it is traded within each Member State. “The internal market should be completed by 2014 so as to allow gas and electricity to flow freely.” (EU Council conclusions, 4 February 2011) The goal of the internal market is achievable with stakeholder participation

3. 3 Third Package instruments

4. 4 Co-operation & Co-ordination Each of the representative bodies works together to deliver common goals Working Together

5. 5 ACER is an Essential part of the Mix ACER European Commission European Commission NRAs Regulatory Authorities NRAs Regulatory Authorities ENTSOG/ TSOs ENTSOG/ TSOs Other Stakeholders Other Stakeholders

6. 6 ACER Current Mission “The purpose of the Agency shall be to assist the [NRAs] in exercising, at Community level, the regulatory tasks performed in the Member States and, where necessary, to coordinate their action”. Article 1(2), Regulation (EC) No. 713/2009 Therefore, ACER. is NOT a European Energy Regulator. … but plays a CENTRAL ROLE in the new institutional framework introduced by the 3 rd Legislative Package on Energy

7. 7 ACER’s Departmental Structure The Regional Initiatives are relevant to our 4 key areas of delivery

8. 8 Key Stakeholder Groups Each stakeholder group has the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposals

9. 9 How Far Do We Need to Go? Delivering the Internal Energy Market requires Regional progress

10. 10 Why is the Regional Approach so Important?

11. 11 Framework Guidelines and Network Codes NetworkCodesNetworkCodes ( a) network security and reliability rules (b) network connection rules (c) third-party access rules (d) data exchange and settlement rules (e) interoperability rules (f) operational procedures in an emergency (g) capacity-allocation and congestion-management rules (h) rules for trading related to technical and operational provision of network access services and system balancing (i) transparency rules (j) balancing rules (k) rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures (l) energy efficiency regarding electricity networks. ( a) network security and reliability rules (b) network connection rules (c) third-party access rules (d) data exchange and settlement rules (e) interoperability rules (f) operational procedures in an emergency (g) capacity-allocation and congestion-management rules (h) rules for trading related to technical and operational provision of network access services and system balancing (i) transparency rules (j) balancing rules (k) rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures (l) energy efficiency regarding electricity networks. Framework Guidelines entso

12. 12 Making Proposals Work Is/was a change in direction required to meet our goals?

13. 13 ACER Role in Regional Initiatives SUPPORT ASSISTANCE COORDINATION COOPERATION MONITORING AND REPORTING MONITORING AND REPORTING NRA Market TSO

14. 14 ACER 2011 and 2012 Work Programmes Development of Framework Guidelines Opinions on ENTSO Statutes Monitoring of the Internal Energy Market Inter-TSO Compensation Mechanism Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP Monitoring of the Regional Initiatives Reasoned Opinions on Network Codes REMIT Implementation Development of Framework Guidelines Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP Opinion/recommendations on ENTSO WP and TYNDP Monitoring of the Regional Initiatives Co-ordination of the Regional Initiatives Monitoring of the Internal Energy Market EIP - Projects of Common Interest TSO Certification TSO Certification 2011 2012 TSO Monitoring TSO Monitoring

15. 15 Thank you for your attention www.acer.europa.eu