Author (Person) | Helm, Dieter |
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Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
Series Title | Policy Brief |
Series Details | November 2015 |
Publication Date | 09/11/2015 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
The EU Energy Union is a concept whose time has come. Yet there is little consensus as to what it should contain. The Commission has listed all the current measures and added a layer of governance. Yet the key to success is to focus not on what is currently being done on a piecemeal basis but on the core infrastructure of the European market – the network systems of electricity and transmission. •The integration of these networks has multiple pay-offs to the European economy. Integrating networks increases Europe’s security of supply and reduces the pressure of those countries exposed to Russia’s aggressive threats to gas supplies; reduces the costs of meeting the capacity requirements in each member-state; and brings competition to the heart of the dominant national incumbents and hence helps to harmonise prices. This paper proposes three steps to the development of the EU Energy Union: that the Commission undertake an assessment of the prize that integration will bring; that it should map out the networks at the European level; and gradually move towards a European system operator. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/archive/policy-brief/2015/eu-energy-union-more-sum-its-parts |
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Subject Categories | Energy |
Countries / Regions | Europe |