A New Era for Capacity Mechanisms - Reviewing the European Commission's "Clean Energy for All Europeans" Legislative Package
Article from: OGEL 1 (2018), in Electricity Law and Regulation
Abstract
The European Commission proposed an extensive legislative package for energy in late November 2016. Among other issues, this 'Clean Energy for All Europeans' package addresses the ongoing, uncoordinated introduction of capacity mechanisms in EU Member States. This article reviews the proposed legislative framework from the point of view of capacity mechanisms and assesses how the proposed changes would affect Member States' margin of discretion in introducing measures that compensate for the availability and readiness of installed or forthcoming capacity to produce and supply ...