Introduction

The paper is written in the Questions & Answers format, as to provide a useful resource to a wide range of stakeholders, such as academics, policy makers and energy sector market players. The Questions & Answers are divided in three parts, corresponding to the new definitions of the market players introduced in the proposed Electricity Directive: Active Customers, Aggregators, and Local Energy Communities. Each Question has a short Answer, and a more detailed Explanation, which contains legal argumentation and the references to the respective Articles in the used legal sources. ...