EU Renewable Electricity Law and Policy

From National Targets to a Common Market

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Av Tim Maxian Rusche

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There are two basic policy tools for promoting renewable electricity: price regulation (feed-in tariffs) and quantity regulation (green certificates). In economic theory, they are equally efficient. Contrary to conventional thinking, the author demonstrates that under real-world conditions, price regulation is more efficient. EU law obliges Member States to put support schemes in place, but leaves their design to national authorities. They need, however, to comply with EU state aid and internal market rules, and their financing may not result in import duties and discriminatory taxation. This book provides a detailed analysis of the decisions practice adopted by the Commission and the case law of the Union Courts. As support schemes mature, has time not come for putting an end to regulatory competition? With huge efficiency gains to be expected, the author expertly examines the political obstacles and sets out three different pathways to achieve EU-wide harmonization.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-12-11
Mått158 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
Antal sidor292
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107112933

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Tim Maxian Rusche is a member of the Legal Service of the European Commission. Previously, he worked in the European Commission's directorate general for energy and transport, first as case handler assessing the compatibility of state aid with the internal market and then as coordinator for relations with the European Parliament and the Council. He has published extensively on European environmental law and European competition law.

Introduction; Part I. 28 National Support Schemes in Regulatory Competition: 1. Regulation of renewable electricity in the internal electricity market: (still) a preserve of Member States; 2. The regulatory options from an economic point of view: superiority of prices over quantities under real-world conditions; 3. The times they are a-changin'? The evolution of support schemes in Member States over time; Part II. Regulatory Competition and Union Law Protecting the Internal Market: 4. Union law on state aid: down for the count, but not knocked out by PreussenElektra; 5. Union law on free movement of goods: the protection of the environment justifies (nearly) everything, except for 'buy European' clauses for equipment; 6. Prohibition of internal customs duties and discriminatory taxation: the sometimes forgotten straightjacket; Part III. Toward a Common Market for Renewable Electricity?: 7. 2013 to 2015 – years of upheaval?; 8. Regulatory options for the creation of a common market; 9. Regulatory cross fertilization across the Atlantic.

'There is no shortage of publications on legal questions concerning the promotion of renewable energy in the internal electricity market. However [this book] stands out from the crowd. This is, first, due to the approach and eloquence of the author. The presentation convinces because of its linguistic conciseness and the ability of the author to put positions and developments into the bigger picture … the second part, in which the author … discusses the compatibility of national support schemes with the internal market, captivates thanks to the meticulous and competent analysis of the case law of the European Court of Justice. Even in the chapter on the compatibility of national support with State aid law, where one thought that everything had already been written, Rusche succeeds in creating added value for the academic debate by creating a system of case groups … A true pleasure to read and a source of new insights …' Kathrin Dingemann, translated from Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht