Following a consultation process launched in March 2025, ACER has concluded that implementing peak-shaving products in the EU electricity market under normal conditions would bring more challenges than advantages.
ACER is establishing a new European Stakeholder Group on demand response in the electricity sector. We invite associations that could offer a pan-European perspective on electricity markets to join.
On 9 May 2025, the Swedish and Lithuanian national regulatory authorities requested from ACER a six-month extension to jointly decide on electricity cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities.
Transmission system operators (TSOs) submitted a proposal to ACER to revise the harmonised allocation rules (HAR) and the requirements for the single allocation platform (SAP). ACER will open a public consultation.
In summer 2024, Southeast Europe experienced a sustained period of electricity price spikes. ACER sets out recommendations to increase cross-zonal capacity and system flexibility across the region.