SEC(2008)57 - Commission staff working document - The support of electricity from renewable energy sources - Accompanying document to the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

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Commission staff working document - The support of electricity from renewable energy sources - Accompanying document to the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

Besluitvormingsprocedure	Gewone wetgevingsprocedure (COD)
COM-nummer⁴¹	SEC(2008)57
Procedurenummer⁴³	2008/0016(COD)
Celex-nummer⁴⁴	52008SC0057

2. Key dates

Document	23-01-2008
Online publicatie	23-01-2008

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1.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
2.
The Latvian Government sets an obligation to install a certain installed capacity of renewable electricity since 2002, however does not require the use tradable green certificates to prove compliance with this obligation.
3.
Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51).
4.
Quota obligations are usually coupled with tradable green certificate markets (TGC). For Netherlands, TGCs were introduced with a tax exemption. For Latvia, renewable obligation exists without the use of tradable green certificates. For Denmark, high and successful feed-in tariffs were abolished in 2000/2001 and premiums were introduced in 2003, after a transitional period. The framework for a tendering system for offshore was established in 1999. However, the political decision to implement was taken in 2004 and the tender was conducted in 2005.
5.
In order to give an illustration of the main differences between support schemes, this comparison has only been carried out for a limited number of Member States. It should be mentioned that some Member States offer different options for onshore wind. In Belgium, there are different quota schemes in Flanders and Wallonia. In addition, the Czech Republic and Spain offer different tariff options: a fixed price option and a market based option with premiums.
6.
The high profits in Belgium, Italy and the UK results in particular from the extrapolation of the presently observed certificate prices. This assumption may be questionable because certificate prices may fall as the certificate markets in those countries mature.
7.
COM(2007) 528 and COM(2007) 531.
8.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
9.
Judgment of the Court of 13 March 2001, PreussenElektra, case C-379/98.
10.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
11.
COM(2005) 627.
12.
Increasing legislative stability and reducing investment risk includes avoiding stop-and-go support systems, and otherwise reducing uncertainty through long term policy stability. Reducing of administrative barriers, includes streamlining of administrative procedures and conditions, providing clear guidelines, one-stop authorisation agencies and pre-planning mechanisms. Addressing grid issues includes planning transmission reinforcement conditions, transparency in cost bearing and sharing, grid infrastructure development and fair and transparent pricing for electricity throughout the network. Encouraging technology diversity means providing additional support for technologies that are not yet fully competitive.
13.
The International Feed-in Cooperation was initiated by the governments of Spain and Germany at the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Bonn in June 2004 in order to promote the exchange of experiences so as to improve the feed-in system design in each country. A joint declaration between both governments was signed on 6 October 2005 in Madrid. Slovenia joined the cooperation upon signing a declaration on 29 January 2007.
14.
Spain, UK
15.
It is well-established in microeconomic theory that there are two market-based instruments for fixing a market failure, namely price-setting (e.g. through a tax) or quantity-setting (e.g. through a permit
16.
This was the reference year for the EU15 at the time of the adoption of the RES-E directive in 2001.
17.
TGC = tradable green certificates.
18.
Maximum generation costs are not included in the figures as minimum to average generation cost range typically contains presently realisable potentials which investors would normally deploy in order to generate electricity at minimum costs. Furthermore, the maximum generation costs can be very high in each country so that showing the upper cost range for renewable electricity would affect the readability of the graphs.
19.
The definition of a small scale hydro power plant is not uniform in all EU countries. Typically, plants with a capacity of up to 10 MW are considered being small scale and receive support. However, in Spain, for example, hydro power plants up to 50 MW are supported with feed-in tariffs.
20.
The Commission staff working document
21.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
22.
The Latvian Government sets an obligation to install a certain installed capacity of renewable electricity since 2002, however does not require the use tradable green certificates to prove compliance with this obligation.
23.
Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51).
24.
Quota obligations are usually coupled with tradable green certificate markets (TGC). For Netherlands, TGCs were introduced with a tax exemption. For Latvia, renewable obligation exists without the use of tradable green certificates. For Denmark, high and successful feed-in tariffs were abolished in 2000/2001 and premiums were introduced in 2003, after a transitional period. The framework for a tendering system for offshore was established in 1999. However, the political decision to implement was taken in 2004 and the tender was conducted in 2005.
25.
In order to give an illustration of the main differences between support schemes, this comparison has only been carried out for a limited number of Member States. It should be mentioned that some Member States offer different options for onshore wind. In Belgium, there are different quota schemes in Flanders and Wallonia. In addition, the Czech Republic and Spain offer different tariff options: a fixed price option and a market based option with premiums.
26.
The high profits in Belgium, Italy and the UK results in particular from the extrapolation of the presently observed certificate prices. This assumption may be questionable because certificate prices may fall as the certificate markets in those countries mature.
27.
COM(2007) 528 and COM(2007) 531.
28.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
29.
Judgment of the Court of 13 March 2001, PreussenElektra, case C-379/98.
30.
See Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes - COM(2007) 140, p. 3.
31.
COM(2005) 627.
32.
Increasing legislative stability and reducing investment risk includes avoiding stop-and-go support systems, and otherwise reducing uncertainty through long term policy stability. Reducing of administrative barriers, includes streamlining of administrative procedures and conditions, providing clear guidelines, one-stop authorisation agencies and pre-planning mechanisms. Addressing grid issues includes planning transmission reinforcement conditions, transparency in cost bearing and sharing, grid infrastructure development and fair and transparent pricing for electricity throughout the network. Encouraging technology diversity means providing additional support for technologies that are not yet fully competitive.
33.
The International Feed-in Cooperation was initiated by the governments of Spain and Germany at the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Bonn in June 2004 in order to promote the exchange of experiences so as to improve the feed-in system design in each country. A joint declaration between both governments was signed on 6 October 2005 in Madrid. Slovenia joined the cooperation upon signing a declaration on 29 January 2007.
34.
Spain, UK
35.
It is well-established in microeconomic theory that there are two market-based instruments for fixing a market failure, namely price-setting (e.g. through a tax) or quantity-setting (e.g. through a permit
36.
This was the reference year for the EU15 at the time of the adoption of the RES-E directive in 2001.
37.
TGC = tradable green certificates.
38.
Maximum generation costs are not included in the figures as minimum to average generation cost range typically contains presently realisable potentials which investors would normally deploy in order to generate electricity at minimum costs. Furthermore, the maximum generation costs can be very high in each country so that showing the upper cost range for renewable electricity would affect the readability of the graphs.
39.
The definition of a small scale hydro power plant is not uniform in all EU countries. Typically, plants with a capacity of up to 10 MW are considered being small scale and receive support. However, in Spain, for example, hydro power plants up to 50 MW are supported with feed-in tariffs.
40.
The Commission staff working document
41.
De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
42.
De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
43.
Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
44.
Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
45.
Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.