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The EU internal market of energy aims to create a single energy market across EU member states. This market seeks to ensure secure, affordable, and sustainable energy by promoting competition, improving infrastructure, and integrating national energy markets. It allows for the free flow of energy across borders, enhancing efficiency and innovation, while also focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy sources.

Market Legislation

EU created an Internal Market for Energy. Check strategies, rules and functioning.

EU Single Market Progress Report

Energy market progress reports describe the state of energy market integration and future steps to be taken.

Energy Price

Energy consumer rights

The EU Rules are aimed at protecting energy consumers and want to offer the freedom of choice of their energy supplier. Check the EU decisions.

Energy Poverty

EU actions to help vulnerable citizens.

Wholesale Market

The EU has set rules on wholesale energy trade to foster competition in the energy market.

Taxation

In September 2019, the EU Commission published a report that evaluates the energy tax directive, which points out that existing gaps and inconsistencies significantly hamper the EU’s energy, climate and transport objectives. Check the latest EU initiative in order to reduce gaps and inconsistencies.

Smart grids & meters

EU planned the digitalisation of energy market via several different functions. Close to 225 million smart meters for electricity and 51 million for gas will be rolled out in the EU by 2024. Almost 77% of European consumers will have a smart meter for electricity. About 44% will have one for gas. 

Energy for EU islands

There are more than 2200 inhabited islands in the EU. Despite having access to renewable sources of energy, such as wind and wave energy, many of them depend on expensive fossil fuel imports for their energy supply.

Energy communities

Energy communities offer a means to re-structure our energy systems by harnessing energy and allowing citizens to participate actively in the energy transition and thereby enjoy greater benefits.