EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

🔎 ACER monitoring: latest data on European electricity market trends As part of ACER monitoring activities, we have just updated our interactive dashboard (first published in March 2025) to showcase #ElectricityMarket trends and indicators across the #EU, including the latest data from Q2 2025. What insights does the dashboard offer? ⚡️ Explore daily, monthly, and yearly prices and volume data for the day-ahead and intraday #electricity markets. ⚡️ Gain insights into contract prices and volumes by country and delivery time in the forward and future markets. ⚡️ Visualise #ElectricityPrices and volumes trends across #Europe from 2019 to May 2025. What’s next? 📈 The dashboard will continue to be updated quarterly to support transparency and informed market participation. The next update is planned for September 2025. 👉 Access the dashboard: https://lnkd.in/ddxM8Bcm

⚠️ Last week to register! Don’t miss your chance to join our upcoming workshop on ACER’s new cost efficiency comparison of #EU #gas TSOs. 📍 #Brussels, 9-10 July 2025. Book your spot now: registration closes on 1st July! 🏃♀️ 🏃 👉 https://lnkd.in/dxf49n9h This workshop complements the public #consultation on the same topic (running until 17 July) and provides an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions, exchange views and give feedback 🗣️ Read more on the public consultation 👉https://lnkd.in/d4s5qUKy

📢 Trainee wanted - communications team - EU energy regulatory agency (ACER) 🌟 Are you a #communications and clean energy enthusiast looking to gain first-hand experience within an #EUAgency? ACER's #traineeship is for you! 📅 #Apply by 1 July. Start (in Ljubljana) on 1 September 2025! Who is ACER? 🔎 ACER is the EU #EnergyRegulatory agency, based in beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia. ACER’s mission is to shape secure, #sustainable and efficient EU energy markets and systems to the benefit of all #Europeans. We are looking for a #communications trainee with: ✔️ A completed undergraduate degree (ideally in communications, international relations, a general BA or related areas like multimedia, journalism or energy). ✔️ Excellent command of English (minimum C1 level), both written and spoken. ✔️ Interest or basic skills in #DigitalCommunication and #multimedia production. ✔️ Nationality from an #EU #MemberState, #Norway, #Iceland or #Liechtenstein. What you can expect: 💼 A 6-month paid traineeship (€1268/month), with a possible 6-month extension. 🌍 Hands-on experience working on energy for an #EU agency. 🤝 An international, motivated and fun team shaping EU #EnergyRegulation. 📸⚽ A glimpse of what working at ACER can look like. How to apply: #Apply by 1 July using the ‘Traineeship Application Form’ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/etrPmFAq For further info, read the Traineeship “Open Call’ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d7BtvTq7 🎤 Shortlisted candidates (for the communications post) will be interviewed in early July. 🧐 ACER is recruiting several trainees in different departments (e.g. electricity) to start in September. Find out more about all open ACER traineeship 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dBTCgwxC Check out also our graduate opportunities 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gjDz_u59 🔄 Please share and re-post among your networks!

📣 Looking for your next experience in the EU?   ACER has multiple #traineeship opportunities starting on 1 September 2025!    🔎 Who is ACER? ACER is the #EU's #EnergyRegulatory agency. ACER’s our mission is to shape secure, sustainable and efficient EU energy markets and systems to the benefit of all Europeans. 📍 Where are we based? ACER's headquarters are in #Ljubljana, #Slovenia, one of Europe's greenest capitals.   💡 We are currently looking for trainees to join us from 1 September 2025 in the areas: • Gas markets • Market data policy (REMIT [1] -related profile) • Market data reporting (REMIT-related profile) • Market conduct • Electricity market codes • Communications Who can apply? 🔹 University graduates who have completed at least 3 years of university studies (bachelor degree or equivalent);  🔹 Nationals of EU #MemberStates, #Norway, #Iceland, #Liechtenstein; 🔹 Candidates with excellent command of English and at least another EU language    🎯 What we offer: • A 6-month paid traineeship with the option to extend for another 6 months • The opportunity to contribute to Europe's #CleanEnergy future • A multicultural and dynamic work environment Interested? 👉 Have a look at the open call and #apply now! https://lnkd.in/dBTCgwxC [1] Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency

Swedish and Lithuanian #energy regulators request more time to agree on electricity cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities ⚡ On 9 May 2025, the #Swedish and #Lithuanian #NationalRegulatoryAuthorities (Energimarknadsinspektionen/Energy Markets Inspectorate and Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba (VERT)/National Energy Regulatory Council (NEURC) respectively) requested from ACER a six-month extension to jointly decide on #electricity cross-zonal risk #HedgingOpportunities 📍 What are cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities? 💡 Cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities are strategies used by #ElectricityMarket participants to mitigate #PriceVolatility risks across different #BiddingZones. They are important to ensure the proper functioning of #EU’s wholesale #ElectricityMarkets and protecting market participants from price uncertainty. What’s next? ⏳ ACER intends to act promptly on this request, aiming to reach a decision by the end of September 2025. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dT_kpUFy

📢 ACER Director calls for tackling the challenges of a new era for European energy markets - an era which is already here yet very unevenly distributed -  at International Association for Energy Economics’ event The ACER Director, Christian Pilgaard Zinglersen, joined a high-level panel of energy experts in #Paris at today’s plenary of the global conference of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). The head of the #EU #EnergyRegulatory agency, Mr Zinglersen, highlighted key challenges and priorities shaping #Europe’s #energy future: 👉 Persisting #MarketVolatility: despite lower average #ElectricityPrices, price swings remain frequent and intense. The shifting supply-demand patterns call for more short-term #flexibility. 👉 A new #solar era with supply-demand gaps is emerging: midday solar surpluses are increasingly mismatched with evening demand peaks. To mind the gap, Mr Zinglersen points to 3 key solutions: greater demand-side response, #storage and cross-border trade through interconnectors. 👉 #EU’s growing exposure to shifting global #LNG market dynamics is the new reality for EU #gas markets, but with more LNG production coming online, the global LNG market is set to move from tight to well supplied. 👉 Rising #GridCosts: as #electrification accelerates, smarter investments are needed to address grid congestion, particularly at distribution level. Mr Zinglersen points to the need to balance grid expansion with a more efficient use of the existing #GridCapacity, and to ACER’s 12 actions to unlock flexibility. 🌀 And yes, even a dash of Homer Simpson's wisdom made its way with Mr Zinglersen to Paris. ACER’s wisdom (unlike Homer’s) is that two wrongs don’t make a right when it comes to imperfect market and tariff design triggering calls for supposedly mitigating, yet structurally inefficient subsidy schemes. 😉 👉 Integrated EU #electricity markets are key to ensure #SecurityOfSupply, unlock greater flexibility, lower emissions, reduce #PriceVolatility and encourage innovation. Here, Mr Zinglersen points to the need to make better use of the existing interconnection capacity for cross-border trade. 👉 Mr Zinglersen recalls that ‘Doing more together’ invariably links to ‘trust’ among governments; trust that a more integrated system can be fully relied on to bring the many benefits around downward pressure on prices, greater flexibility and security of supply. 🙏 Many thanks to IAEE for hosting such an engaging exchange with Yukari Yamashita, Catherine Wolfram and Marc Benayoun. 🔗 ACER Director’s presentation: https://lnkd.in/dtQ-7uzC Fabien Roques Tooraj Jamasb Thomas-Olivier Léautier, Tim Schittekatte, Jean-Michel Glachant and Michael Pollitt

🔊 Have your say! Today, ACER opens the public consultation on the draft methodology for its #benchmarking assessment to compare the costs of #gas #TransmissionSystemOperators (TSOs) 📝 💡 Ensuring cost efficiency is key to enable fair, affordable and sustainable #energy systems, while supporting #EU policy goals outlined in the European Commission’s Action Plan for #AffordableEnergy. Get involved! The ACER efficiency comparison will provide an instrument to evaluate TSOs’ costs throughout the #EnergyTransition. The findings are expected to shape future discussions on: ✅ Network tariff evolution ✅ Infrastructure planning, repurposing or decommissioning 📅 Deadline to submit feedback: 17 July 2025 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d4s5qUKy 📍 Join us in #Brussels! We're also hosting a public workshop on 9-10 July 2025 to gather additional input. Participation is free: check the agenda and book your seat today! 💬 Interested in presenting at the workshop? Get in touch! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dxf49n9h

🔐 New ACER guide on cybersecurity benchmarking in the EU electricity sector What is it about? ACER issues today its guide on #benchmarking the costs and effectiveness of #cybersecurity investments in the #EU #electricity sector. This ACER guide is developed under the binding EU-wide cybersecurity #NetworkCode for electricity and aims to help national #energy #regulators conduct the benchmarking required by the network code. 💡 Why is benchmarking important? Benchmarking provides regulators with insights into: ✅ Implementation costs and effectiveness of cybersecurity controls ✅ Prices of cybersecurity services, systems and products ✅ Opportunities to improve spending efficiency 🛠️ What does ACER recommend? ACER outlines 10 principles for effective #benchmarking, including: 🔹 Clear planning and scoping 🔹 Developing reference lists of benchmarked items 🔹 Including macroeconomic factors in the analysis 🔹 Simplifying how the effectiveness of investments is evaluated ⏳ What’s next? National regulators have one year from today’s publication to complete their benchmarking analysis. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dKN_CvjK 🗣️ Get involved! ACER is inviting industry associations that could offer a pan-European perspective to join the new #European Stakeholder Committee on cybersecurity in the #ElectricitySector. Apply by 2 July ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d8iur3Bm

On 18 June 2025, ACER is joining 24 EU institutions and Agencies at the first-ever Pan-European Virtual Careers Fair organised by Global Careers – and EU careers are at the heart of it!   Why should you join?  ✅ This is not just a job fair. It’s your chance to make an impact!   ✅ You will learn about opportunities in several EU institutions and their fields: from public administration to cybersecurity, health to law, energy, space to economic policy.   🗓️ Save the date: 18 June 2025 📍 Online. Free of charge. Open to EU nationals with a degree & 2 EU languages   👉 Register and discover new opportunities: http://bit.ly/4e23vRa   #EUcareers #ShapeEuropeTogether #WorkForEurope #YoungProfessionals #PublicService #GlobalCareersEU #FutureOfEurope #VirtualCareersFair

🏃♀️ 🏃♂️ Last chance to register to ACER's webinar on its new #REMIT tools for #EU #EnergyMarket #data! 📅 Join us tomorrow (11 June) at 13:00 CEST to explore ACER's REMIT Data Reference Centre and Inside Information Access Point. 📊🗣️ Register for free to engage with our experts 👉 https://lnkd.in/dCEhZT9p