Europe’s spot electricity markets have an automatic maximum price adjustment mechanism in case of extraordinary high prices. ACER is reviewing the methodologies for automatically increasing the maximum price limit in case of price spikes.
The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has reached a decision on how to address the insufficient risk hedging opportunities on the bidding zone borders between Finland and Sweden.
Europe’s single day-ahead electricity market has an automatic maximum price adjustment mechanism in case of high prices. ACER wants to review the methodology for automatically increasing the maximum price limit in case of price spikes.
ENTSO-E’s Summer and Winter Outlooks alert Member States and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) about potential risks related to security of electricity supply that could occur six months ahead.
The Baltic energy regulators (Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden) requested from ACER a three-month extension to decide on the capacity calculation methodology for long-term timeframes.
ENTSO-E submitted its proposal for ERAA 2024 for ACER approval in April 2025. ACER will issue its decision in July 2025. ACER also requested ENTSO-E to propose amendments to the ERAA methodology by mid-October 2025.
