Industry Guide
Compliance for Energy & Utilities
Energy companies and utilities operate under one of the EU's most complex regulatory frameworks – spanning market rules, renewable targets, efficiency mandates, grid security obligations, and wholesale market integrity requirements.
Key Regulations
Internal Electricity Market Regulation
Governs how electricity is traded, priced, and distributed across the EU internal market, setting rules for cross-border energy flows, capacity mechanisms, balancing responsibilities, and market participation requirements for generators, suppliers, and trading venues.
→ Learn moreRenewable Energy Directive (RED III)
Sets a binding EU renewable energy target of 42.5% by 2030 – with an indicative aspiration of 45% – alongside sector-specific sub-targets for transport, industry, buildings, and heating and cooling, plus new certification requirements for renewable fuels and hydrogen.
→ Learn moreEnergy Efficiency Directive (EED)
Mandates an 11.7% reduction in final EU energy consumption by 2030, requiring member states to achieve annual energy savings of 1.5% of final energy sales. Large enterprises must conduct energy audits every four years or implement a certified energy management system.
→ Learn moreACER Regulation
Establishes the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and defines its mandate to coordinate national regulatory authorities, develop binding technical standards for cross-border energy infrastructure, and monitor the integrity of EU wholesale energy markets under REMIT.
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Sector-specific obligations that are often overlooked
REMIT – Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency
Prohibits market manipulation and insider trading in EU wholesale electricity and gas markets, requiring market participants – including generators, traders, and suppliers – to register with national regulators, report transactions and orders to ACER, and maintain records for five years.
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Requires member states and gas transmission system operators to conduct risk assessments, implement preventive action plans and emergency plans, and maintain the infrastructure capacity needed to supply gas to protected customers – including households and essential services – during severe supply disruptions.
→ Learn moreTEN-E – Trans-European Energy Infrastructure Regulation
Sets the framework for identifying, permitting, and co-financing Projects of Common Interest in trans-European energy infrastructure, covering electricity interconnectors, offshore grids, hydrogen networks, and smart energy systems, with streamlined permitting procedures and access to CEF funding.
→ Learn moreRisk-Preparedness in the Electricity Sector Regulation
Requires member states to develop and maintain risk-preparedness plans for electricity crisis scenarios – including extreme weather events, fuel shortages, and cyber incidents – and sets rules for early warning, regional coordination, and mutual assistance between transmission system operators.
→ Learn moreWe track 156+ laws relevant to Energy & Utilities – across EU-wide directives and national legislation. Explore the full registry →
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What balancing responsibilities and capacity mechanism participation obligations does the Internal Electricity Market Regulation impose on our generation portfolio?
What transaction and order reporting obligations do we have under REMIT and how does market participant registration with national regulators work?
What does RED III require for our renewable hydrogen production to qualify under the delegated act certification rules and additionality criteria?
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