How can the recast Electricity Regulation set strong rules for the new 'EU DSO entity'?

The document outlines recommendations for the governance of the proposed EU DSO entity, focusing on ensuring it acts as an independent expert body rather than a lobby for commercial interests. It advocates for a formal mandate to contribute to Energy Union climate and energy targets, similar to the obligations of ENTSO-E. To prevent industry capture, the brief recommends ring-fencing Board of Directors meetings from existing DSO associations and expanding the Strategic Advisory group to include a balanced range of stakeholders, including consumer and environmental organisations. It also emphasizes the need for detailed voting and composition rules to protect the representation of smaller DSOs.

• The EU DSO entity should be established as an independent expert body to prevent it from lobbying for its own interests while drafting regulations and guidelines.
• The Electricity Regulation should include a formal mandate requiring the EU DSO entity to help achieve Energy Union climate and energy targets, mirroring the requirements placed on ENTSO-E under Article 25(2).
• To ensure fair representation and prevent 'entity-capture' by larger operators, the co-legislators should maintain specific voting provisions and rules for the composition of the Board of Directors that protect smaller DSOs.
• The Strategic Advisory group should be expanded beyond DSO associations and Member States to include a balanced range of stakeholders, such as traders, aggregators, industry associations, consumer associations, and environmental organisations.
• Meetings of the Board of Directors should be strictly ring-fenced and not open to existing DSO associations as observers to prevent lobby interests from interfering with decision-making.

APA

ClientEarth (2018). How can the recast Electricity Regulation set strong rules for the new 'EU DSO entity'? https://www.clientearth.org/media/dxofrtij/how-can-the-recast-electricity-regulation-set-strong-rules-for-the-new-eu-dso-entity-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. How can the recast Electricity Regulation set strong rules for the new 'EU DSO entity'? 2018. https://www.clientearth.org/media/dxofrtij/how-can-the-recast-electricity-regulation-set-strong-rules-for-the-new-eu-dso-entity-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2018how, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{How can the recast Electricity Regulation set strong rules for the new 'EU DSO entity'?}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/dxofrtij/how-can-the-recast-electricity-regulation-set-strong-rules-for-the-new-eu-dso-entity-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }