Source: European Parliament
The Commission is in the process of checking the transposition of the Directive 2019/944[1] in all Member States and does not comment on ongoing transposition checks or potential infringement procedures.
The transposition of the provisions on demand response have been discussed with the members of the Cross Border Committee[2] on several occasions.
Member States were tasked to answer a questionnaire, which investigates the national transposition and implementation of the provisions as well as the challenges faced. Subsequently, meetings with Members States have been conducted to clarify the provided answers, including with Italy.
Please take note of the ongoing public consultation on the draft network code on demand response[3] that is conducted by ACER (European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators).
These Union wide framework shall further clarify rules, responsibilities and procedures for all market participants including aggregators.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1747[4] amending Regulation (EU) 2019/943[5] has introduced changes that aim at facilitating the participation of non-fossil flexibility and hence aggregation of distributed resources by means of indicative national objectives and potential support schemes.
The relevant authorities shall periodically assess the need for flexibility at national level in the electricity system based on a common European methodology that is subject to public consultation and approval by ACER. Member States may apply non-fossil flexibility support schemes to reach the defined national indicative objectives.
- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019L0944
- [2] This group is to provide a platform for exchanges between Member States, national regulators, ACER, ENTSO-E and the Commission on electricity policy having regard to Directive (EU) 2019 /944 Article 68, Regulation (EU) 2019/943 Article 67 and Regulation (EU) 182/2011 in particular Article 9(1) . It assists the Commission in relation to the implementation of existing Union legislation, programmes and policies as well as the preparation of delegated acts.
- [3] https://www.acer.europa.eu/documents/public-consultations/pc2024e07-public-consultation-draft-network-code-demand-response
- [4] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1747/oj
- [5] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/943/oj