Council of European Energy Regulators

The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) is a non-profit organization in which Europe's national energy regulators co-operate to protect consumer interests and to facilitate the creation of a single, competitive, and sustainable internal market for gas and electricity in Europe.[1]

Council of European Energy Regulators
AbbreviationCEER
Formation2000
Legal statusNon-profit organization
PurposeEnergy market regulation in Europe
HeadquartersBrussels
Location
  • Cours Saint-Michel 30a, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Region served
Europe
Membership
39
Secretary General
Māra Bērziņa
Main organ
General Assembly and Board of Directors (President - Annegret Groebel)
AffiliationsACER, International Confederation of Energy Regulators
Websiteceer.eu

Foundation and mission

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In March 2000, ten national energy regulatory authorities voluntarily signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of CEER. CEER's objective is to facilitate cooperation among Europe's energy regulators in promoting a single-EU electricity and gas market. In 2003, CEER was formally established as a non-profit organization under Belgian law, with its own Brussels-based Secretariat. CEER represents 30 Members - the national energy regulators from the EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Great Britain as CEER Members, and the regulators of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and the Swiss Confederation as Observers. CEER works closely with the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). ACER is a European Community body with legal personality. ACER became fully operational on 3 March 2011. ACER's seat is located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[1]

Organization Objectives

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CEER seeks to facilitate the creation of a single, competitive, efficient and sustainable market for gas and electricity in Europe.

Some other objectives:

  • Facilitate consultation, coordination, and co-operation of national regulatory authorities, contributing to a consistent application of legislation in all Member states
  • Set up co-operation, information exchange, and assistance amongst regulators
  • Contribute to the advancement of research on regulatory issues
  • Operate a training academy for energy regulators

CEER acts as a platform for cooperation, information exchange, and assistance between national energy regulators and is their interface at European level with the EU Institutions.

CEER establishes expert views for discussion with the European Commission (in particular DG Energy) and seeks to provide the necessary elements for the development of regulation in the fields of electricity and gas.

CEER also strives to share regulatory experience worldwide through its links with similar regional energy regulatory associations. [1]

Members

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CEER membership is open to the national energy regulatory authorities of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). The CEER now has 30 Members, including energy regulators in the 27 EU-Member States plus Iceland, Norway and Great Britain - as well as nine Observers - the energy regulators from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and the Swiss Confederation.[2]

Country Authority Short Name
Austria Energie-Control Austria E-Control
Belgium Belgian Federal Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation. CREG
Bulgaria State Energy & Water Regulatory Commission SEWRC
Croatia Croatian energy regulatory agency HERA
Cyprus Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority CERA
Czech Republic Energy Regulatory Office ERO
Denmark Danish Energy Regulatory Authority DERA
Estonia Estonian Competition Authority - Energy Regulatory Dept ECA
Finland The Energy Market Authority EV
France Energy Regulation Commission CRE
Germany Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway BNetzA
Greece Regulatory Authority for Energy PAE / RAE
Hungary Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority MEKH
Iceland National Energy Authority Orkustofnun
Ireland Commission for Regulation of Utilities CRU
Italy Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks, and Environment ARERA
Latvia Public Utilities Commission PUC
Lithuania National Control Commission for Prices and Energy NCC
Luxembourg Luxembourg Institute of Regulation ILR
Malta Regulator for Energy and Water Services REWS
Netherlands Dutch Office of Energy Regulation / Authority for Consumers and Markets ACM
Norway Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate NVE
Poland The Energy Regulatory Office of Poland URE
Portugal Energy Services Regulatory Authority ERSE
Romania Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority ANRE
Slovak Republic Regulatory Office for Network Industries URSO/RONI
Slovenia Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia AGEN
Spain National Commission for Markets and Competition CNMC
Sweden Energy Markets Inspectorate Ei
United Kingdom Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Ofgem

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "ABOUT - ceer.eu". www.ceer.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ "MEMBERS - ceer.eu". www.ceer.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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