The EU internal electricity market: Done forever?

Jean-Michel Glachant and Sophia Ruester

Utilities Policy, 2014, vol. 31, issue C, 221-228

Abstract: Taking a quarter-century to build Europe's internal market for electricity may seem an incredibly long journey. The aim of achieving a Europe-wide market might be reached, but it has involved – and continues to involve – a process subject to many adverse dynamics. The EU internal market may derail greatly in the coming years from the effects of a massive push for renewables, as well as a growing decentralization of the production-consumption loop. Moreover, a serious concern is the risk of a definitive fragmentation of the European electricity market due to uncoordinated national policy initiatives with respect to, for example, renewable support and capacity payments.

Keywords: EU internal market; Power sector reform; Market design; Renewable integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2014.03.006

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