Energy Communities in EU Energy Regulation
Energy Communities in EU Energy Regulation
Author(s): Jakub Mikołaj KmiećSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: ECs; renewable ECs; citizen ECs; energy regulation; renewable energy sources;
Summary/Abstract: EU Directives included in the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package introduced Renewable Energy Communities ECs (RECs) and Citizen ECs (CECs) into the legal framework, sharing commonalities, but with distinctions. The aim of this paper is to examine whether EU law provides for a single model of ECs or, in fact, two distinct models, and to characterize ECs as new participants in the energy market. The publication focuses on the field of legal studies and includes a literature review, an interpretation of EU provisions defining ECs, a characterization of ECs as new market participants, and a case study. The paper concludes that EU law indeed encompasses two models of ECs – RECs and CECs. The characterization of ECs as participants in the energy market is complex, and the case study illustrates that significant differences can exist among different examples of ECs, influencing their legal characteristics.
Journal: Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies (YARS)
- Issue Year: 16/2023
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 9-30
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English