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Fostering the completion of a fully integrated European energy market.
⚡How can regulators assess whether smart grids really deliver?

As #EnergyTransition increases demand & #renewables, smart use of existing #grids is 🔑 for unlocking capacity.

ACER proposes output KPIs for grid-enhancing technologies in #electricity transmission.

www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-in...
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
💡ACER publishes its multi-annual #WorkProgramme 2026-2028, which sets out:

📆 the #2026 Annual Work Programme; and

🎯 ACER’s strategic goals & priorities for the coming years.

Read more 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-pu...
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 AM
💶⬇️ Compensation for cross-border power losses fell in 2024:

📉 The inter-transmission system operators compensation (#ITC) fund dropped to €879.9M from the 2023 peak as #electricity prices eased.

Read more on ACER’s findings 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/compens...
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ ACER will consult on the design of #REMIT exposure #DataReporting

🤔 The consultation will explore whether the new Exposure XSD reporting format could be designed in line with the data exchange standard (ISO 20022).

📥 Consultation: 12 Jan-9 Feb '26

Read more👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-consu...
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
💡ENTSO-E submitted to ACER its proposal for the #European Resource Adequacy Assessment ( #ERAA ) 2025

🔍 ERAA is the yearly check on whether the #EU has enough #electricity to meet future demand & ensure #SecurityOfSupply.

📌ACER will decide within 3 months.

🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-de...
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
ACER approves 30-minute intraday ⚡ gate closure time across #EU borders.

⏱️Shorter closure = trading closer to real time, supporting #renewables, #flexibility & system balance.

➡️Implementation starts on 1 Jan '26, subject to national regulatory decisions.

🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-gr...
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔔 ACER to decide on amending the implementation frameworks for two #European #electricity #BalancingPlatforms.

📢 Public consultation: 26/1/26 – 23/2/26

💡Decision by 18/6/26

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-de...
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🤝 ACER's report on #Polish #gas #TransmissionTariffs finds the methodology proposed by @gaz-system.bsky.social:

👉 Improved by addressing past shortcomings and reflecting the merger of Poland’s entry-exit zones.

👉 Largely compliant with #EU rules.

Read more 🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-we...
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ACER criticises delays in receiving #ENTSOG’s 2024 draft #TYNDP for #gas and #hydrogen & recommends:

✔️ Addressing delay causes.
✔️ Improving inputs, assumptions & cost data.
✔️ Increasing transparency on projects & methods.
✔️ Making the plan needs-driven.

🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-cr...
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
⚡Europe reshapes capacity calculation regions (CCRs) to improve cross-border power flows

Key changes:
🌐 Core & #Italy North merged into Central #Europe
➕ 3 new CCRs to include Energy Community countries

Read more 🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/europe-...
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
⚡ACER recognises good practices in the #French National Resource #Adequacy Assessment & provides suggestions to strengthen it.

🔎 The assessment is clear, robust & generally aligned with #ERAA 2024, but some assumptions may overestimate adequacy risks.

Read more 🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-re...
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
⚡ ACER amends the methodology for the regional procurement of #electricity balancing capacity.

📑 Regional coordination centres ( #RCCs ) should assess & provide recommendations on how the use of voluntary #balancing bids can be optimised by 19/1/26.

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-am...
December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📢 ACER publishes its third monitoring report on the reporting obligations of Regional Coordination Centres (RCCs) for 2024.

For the first time, it includes more detailed information on 4 specific RCC tasks, giving a broader view of progress.

Read more 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/regiona...
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
👣 ACER takes the first step towards mandatory #EU-wide cost efficiency comparison of #gas #TransmissionOperators.

This tool will provide #efficiency scores in a reliable and transparent manner, reflecting different national realities and regulatory contexts 🔍

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/first-s...
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
⏳Regulators of the Continental Europe Synchronous Area have asked ACER for an extension to decide on the TSOs’ proposal for the minimum activation period for frequency containment reserve providers⚡🔋

🔜 ACER Decision by the end of January 2026.

More about it 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/regulat...
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📢 Hydrogen progress hampered by high costs & slow transposition

📝 ACER’s 2025 #European #hydrogen markets Monitoring Report shows progress, but #renewable hydrogen is still 4 times more expensive than conventional hydrogen.

⏭️ Register for ACER webinar on 9/12!

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/E...
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🤝 Algorithmic trading tops the agenda of the financial and #energy regulators’ forum (6 November)

⚡The #EnergyTrading Enforcement Forum ( #ETEF ) is the forum where energy and financial regulators and the two EU Agencies (ESMA and ACER) meet annually.

🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/algorit...
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
⏰ Starting in 1️⃣ hour!

ACER and European Commission workshop: REMIT implementation updates 🌐📊

Join us online at 9 am to engage with experts 👉 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
🚀 Save the date for the ACER and European Commission’s workshop on #REMIT implementation updates.

📅 28 November 2025
🕐 9:00-13:00 CET
📍 Online

Register for free 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
⏰Coming soon!

On 9 December 2025, ACER will host a webinar on the progress of #Europe’s #hydrogen markets 🎬

🎯 Join to discover the main findings of the 2025 European #HydrogenMarkets #MonitoringReport (to be published on Tuesday 2 December 📆).

Register 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join ACER webinar: Progress in Europe’s hydrogen markets!

You will:
🔎 Discover key findings of the latest Monitoring Report on #European hydrogen markets.
💧Understand the evolving role of #hydrogen in Europe’s #energy system.

📆 9 December, 11-12 CET, online

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
⚡Rewarding flexibility: How retail markets can empower electricity consumers and improve affordability

📝 ACER & CEER’s 2025 Monitoring Report shows how retail #ElectricityMarkets can help unlock consumer #flexibility & support the #EnergyTransition🔋

Read more 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/e...
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
💡 ACER to decide on amending the #European resource adequacy assessment (ERAA) methodology to streamline the #CapacityMechanism ’s approval process.

ACER received ENTSO-E's proposal to amend the #ERAA methodology and aims to decide by February 2026 📅

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acer-de...
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🗣 ACER opens a consultation on the EU DSO Entity’s draft statutory documents updated to include #gas and #hydrogen.

Views from organisations are encouraged until 19/12 📅

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-consu...
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
💰€11 billion spent EU-wide on fragmented electricity security-of-supply support in 2024

ACER’s latest monitoring report:
🛡️assesses #EU electricity #SupplyAdequacy, risk preparedness & coordination needs
🤝highlights opportunities to improve efficiency

Read more 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/s...
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Last week to register!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🎤 Join the ACER & European Commission’s workshop on #REMIT implementation updates.
📅 28 Nov
🕘 9-13 CET

Register for free👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...

🧐 Interested in recent REMIT developments? Check ACER’s latest REMIT Quarterly
🔗 www.acer.europa.eu/news/acers-l...
🚀 Save the date for the ACER and European Commission’s workshop on #REMIT implementation updates.

📅 28 November 2025
🕐 9:00-13:00 CET
📍 Online

Register for free 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join ACER webinar: Progress in Europe’s hydrogen markets!

You will:
🔎 Discover key findings of the latest Monitoring Report on #European hydrogen markets.
💧Understand the evolving role of #hydrogen in Europe’s #energy system.

📆 9 December, 11-12 CET, online

👉 www.acer.europa.eu/public-event...
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM