Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) - (Decentralised Agencies)
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Decentralised Agencies
Decentralised agencies contribute to the implementation of EU policies. They also support cooperation between the EU and national governments by pooling technical and specialist expertise from both the EU institutions and national authorities. Decentralised agencies are set up for an indefinite period and are located across the EU.
EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Overview
- Role: ACER plays a key role in driving increased energy market integration across Europe to bring the benefits of affordable, secure and decarbonised energy to European businesses and citizens.
- Director: Christian Zinglersen
- Members: ACER member authorities are the national energy regulatory authorities of the EU Member States.
- Established in: 2011
- Number of staff: Number of statutory staff – 141; number of all personnel (including interims, graduates and trainees) - 177.
- Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Website: ACER
What it does
ACER works on:
- Integrating national energy markets into a more competitive EU energy market, thereby ensuring reliable energy supply at lower cost for consumers.
- Helping Europe transition to clean energy to decarbonise its wider economy.
- Contributing to efficient trans-European energy infrastructure, enabling energy to move easily across borders and facilitating the roll-out of more renewables.
- Monitoring energy markets to ensure that they are trustworthy, deterring market manipulation & abuse.
- Coordinating energy regulatory action across the EU (where necessary).
Who benefits
ACER fosters a fully integrated and well-functioning European energy market, where electricity and gas are traded and supplied according to the highest integrity and transparency standards, so that EU consumers and businesses can benefit from a wider choice, fair prices and greater protection.
To achieve this goal, ACER works closely with a wide range of energy stakeholders, the EU institutions and policy makers.
Further information
Contact
EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Website: https://www.acer.europa.eu/
Postal address
Trg republike 3
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
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