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<p>Many years have passed since the first liberalization processes in the electricity sectors the in European Union that were performed in order to establish a single market for electricity. In practice, convergence between neighbouring market areas was established mainly between the Member States in Central-Western Europe, while other countries have allowed for only limited levels of competition. As a consequence, many market areas remain illiquid and consumers pay relatively higher prices for the energy they consume. The final bill is further increased through financing the increasingly ambitious climate agenda, gradually leading to social opposition against ever-growing prices. The aim of this article is to provide examples of differences in market functioning in Member States, leading to discrepancies in average energy costs for end consumers. The consequences of different levels of market concentration, infrastructure investments and renewable generation subsidization are analysed using publicly available statistics. Careful literature review is also performed before the conclusions are presented.</p>
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Many years have passed since the first liberalization processes in the electricity sectors the in European Union that were performed in order to establish a single market for electricity. In practice, convergence between neighbouring market areas was established mainly between the Member States in Central-Western Europe, while other countries have allowed for only limited levels of competition. As a consequence, many market areas remain illiquid and consumers pay relatively higher prices for the energy they consume. The final bill is further increased through financing the increasingly ambitious climate agenda, gradually leading to social opposition against ever-growing prices. The aim of this article is to provide examples of differences in market functioning in Member States, leading to discrepancies in average energy costs for end consumers. The consequences of different levels of market concentration, infrastructure investments and renewable generation subsidization are analysed using publicly available statistics. Careful literature review is also performed before the conclusions are presented.

Differences in End-Customer Power Prices Across the EU – Reasons and Challenges for the Future

Studia Humana

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Many years have passed since the first liberalization processes in the electricity sectors the in European Union that were performed in order to establish a...

Differences in End-Customer Power Prices Across the EU – Reasons and Challenges for the Future

Published Online: Jul 15, 2021

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2021-0013

Keywords
Clean Energy Package, RES, energy mix, CRM, subsidies

© 2021 Paweł Lont, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Differences in End-Customer Power Prices Across the EU – Reasons and Challenges for the Future

Published Online: Jul 15, 2021

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2021-0013

KeywordsClean Energy Package, RES, energy mix, CRM, subsidies

© 2021 Paweł Lont, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Clean Energy Package, RES, energy mix, CRM, subsidies