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
Charles Esser
Main organ
General Assembly and Board of Directors (President - Annegret Groebel)
AffiliationsACER, International Confederation of Energy Regulators
Websiteceer.eu

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]

Foundation and mission

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

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

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]

CountryAuthorityShort Name
AustriaEnergie-Control AustriaE-Control
BelgiumBelgian Federal Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation.CREG
BulgariaState Energy & Water Regulatory CommissionSEWRC
CroatiaCroatian energy regulatory agencyHERA
CyprusCyprus Energy Regulatory AuthorityCERA
Czech RepublicEnergy Regulatory OfficeERO
DenmarkDanish Energy Regulatory AuthorityDERA
EstoniaEstonian Competition Authority - Energy Regulatory DeptECA
FinlandThe Energy Market AuthorityEV
FranceEnergy Regulation CommissionCRE
GermanyFederal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and RailwayBNetzA
GreeceRegulatory Authority for EnergyPAE / RAE
HungaryHungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory AuthorityMEKH
IcelandNational Energy AuthorityOrkustofnun
IrelandCommission for Regulation of UtilitiesCRU
ItalyItalian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks, and EnvironmentARERA
LatviaPublic Utilities CommissionPUC
LithuaniaNational Control Commission for Prices and EnergyNCC
LuxembourgLuxembourg Institute of RegulationILR
MaltaRegulator for Energy and Water ServicesREWS
NetherlandsDutch Office of Energy Regulation / Authority for Consumers and MarketsACM
NorwayNorwegian Water Resources and Energy DirectorateNVE
PolandThe Energy Regulatory Office of PolandURE
PortugalEnergy Services Regulatory AuthorityERSE
RomaniaRomanian Energy Regulatory AuthorityANRE
Slovak RepublicRegulatory Office for Network IndustriesURSO/RONI
SloveniaEnergy Agency of the Republic of SloveniaAGEN
SpainNational Commission for Markets and CompetitionCNMC
SwedenEnergy Markets InspectorateEi
United KingdomOffice of Gas and Electricity MarketsOfgem

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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