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Edison is one of Europe's oldest energy companies, a leader in Italy's energy market and active across Europe in electricity, gas, and energy transition investments as part of the EDF group.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Dec 2025 · Grids package, ETS II, CEF

Meeting with Dario Nardella (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Dec 2025 · Challenges for the European Energy Sector

Edison urges EU to prioritize European Small Modular Reactors

4 Dec 2025
Topic — EU consultation on accelerating the deployment of Small Modular Reactors for energy.
Message — Edison requests a coordinated European framework with harmonized licensing and dedicated funding for commercial deployment. They advocate for prioritizing domestic technologies like Nuward to ensure technological sovereignty and energy independence.123
Why — Harmonized standards and EU-backed financing would lower Edison's investment risks and costs.4
Impact — Non-EU technology vendors may be disadvantaged by the push for European-only solutions.5
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Edison urges stronger energy focus in EU's Global Europe program

28 Nov 2025
Topic — EU budget program for external action and international partnerships 2028-2034.
Message — Edison requests explicit energy security references throughout the regulation and maintaining earmarked percentages for energy transition projects. They want clearer rules on combining Global Europe funding with other EU programs and flexibility to award direct grants to private companies for strategic energy projects.123
Why — This would secure predictable EU funding for Edison's international energy infrastructure projects.456
Impact — Climate and environmental groups lose binding targets for climate-related spending in external action.7
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Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament) and ENEL SpA

13 Nov 2025 · EU Energy Policy

Energy company Edison backs EU Competitiveness Fund with call for flexibility

12 Nov 2025
Topic — EU proposal for European Competitiveness Fund covering 2028-2034 budget period.
Message — Edison requests clearer rules on combining ECF funding with other programmes, technology-neutral decarbonisation support, and differentiated treatment for Made in EU requirements. They seek confirmation that large enterprises can access InvestEU mechanisms and want LIFE programme practices integrated rather than discontinued.1234
Why — This would give them access to EU funding throughout their investment chain while sourcing non-EU components where European alternatives don't exist.56
Impact — European component manufacturers lose protected markets if Made in EU requirements are weakened for strategic technologies.7
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Italian energy company Edison urges higher Horizon Europe funding

7 Nov 2025
Topic — Proposal for EU research and innovation framework programme 2028-2034.
Message — Edison supports doubling the Horizon Europe budget and maintaining it as a standalone programme. They request 100% funding rates for large industrial participants in research-intensive calls, rather than the proposed unified 70% rate.123
Why — This would reduce their research costs and enable greater participation in consortia.45
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Edison urges CEF funding boost for energy security infrastructure

29 Oct 2025
Topic — EU Connecting Europe Facility budget for energy and transport infrastructure 2028-2034.
Message — Edison requests maintaining CEF as a self-standing programme focused on cross-border infrastructure projects that complete the EU Internal Energy Market. They call for streamlined PCI approval procedures and enhanced support for hydrogen infrastructure, pumped hydro storage, alternative fuels for mobility, and CO2 capture infrastructure.123
Why — This would accelerate approval and secure funding for their Projects of Common Interest.45
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Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana and

17 Oct 2025 · Competitiveness in Italian Automotive Industry

Meeting with Vincenzo Matano (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto) and FERROVIE DELLO STATO ITALIANE S.p.A. and

14 Oct 2025 · Presentation of Consumers’ Forum and exchange of views on upcoming initiatives on consumer protection

Edison urges operational crisis tools and cross-sector energy security

13 Oct 2025
Topic — Revision of EU energy security framework for decarbonised, electrified system.
Message — Edison requests simplification of crisis measures and cross-sector integration while avoiding excessive EU centralization. They emphasize that dispatchable generation and flexibility solutions remain essential to support variable renewables. The company calls for realistic gas demand trajectories and warns against regulatory barriers to long-term procurement contracts.12345
Why — This would reduce regulatory complexity and protect their gas infrastructure investments and procurement flexibility.678
Impact — Environmental advocates lose stronger methane emission tracking and supply chain transparency requirements.910
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Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament) and E.ON SE and WIENER STADTWERKE GmbH

17 Sept 2025 · Energy policy

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · Energy policy

Meeting with Stefano Sannino (Director-General Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf)

3 Sept 2025 · Edison’s request for cooperation over renewable energy operations supported by DG MENA

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jul 2025 · Energy markets, the upcoming adoption of the storage regulation, the Omnibus package from an energy perspective, pumped-hydro storage projects, and the 2040 climate targets.

Edison Urges ETS Simplification and Reinvestment in European Industry

8 Jul 2025
Topic — Review of the EU Emissions Trading System and Market Stability Reserve for post-2030 targets.
Message — Edison calls for reducing administrative burdens through simplified monitoring and reporting rules. They recommend reinvesting system revenues into industry and keeping waste management outside the trading scheme.123
Why — Simplifying rules and maintaining current thresholds reduces compliance costs and administrative burdens.45
Impact — Advocates for broader carbon pricing lose as waste and small emitters remain exempt.67
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Edison calls for technological neutrality and simpler Innovation Fund rules

8 Jul 2025
Topic — Evaluation of the European Union’s funding mechanism for breakthrough low-carbon technology projects.
Message — Edison requests a technology-neutral approach that supports all low-carbon solutions, including hydrogen and pumped hydro. They advocate for simplified application processes and clearer rules for combining grants with national state aid.12
Why — Streamlined rules would reduce compliance costs and improve the financial viability of Edison's capital-intensive projects.3
Impact — International equipment suppliers could lose market share if the fund favors patented European technologies.4
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Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

14 May 2025 · Gas, power, CCS

Meeting with Raffaele Fitto (Executive Vice-President) and

13 May 2025 · EU funding and energy investment

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

10 Apr 2025 · Energy prices, State aid framework, storage

Meeting with Nicola Procaccini (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Apr 2025 · Energy Policy

Meeting with Letizia Moratti (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Apr 2025 · industrial policy

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy)

9 Apr 2025 · LNG and energy security, decarbonization and electrification

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

1 Apr 2025 · Meeting on European Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · Gas storage

Meeting with Stefano Cavedagna (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Mar 2025 · Roundtable discussion about the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Mar 2025 · Natural gas storage and markets

Meeting with Chiara Gemma (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Yannis Maniatis (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2025 · Introductory Meeting

Response to Implementing Act on non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions

21 Feb 2025

Edison sostiene l'iniziativa della Commissione Europea sui criteri non di prezzo per le aste delle energie rinnovabili nellambito dell'atto esecutivo del NZIA. Il regolamento proposto è in linea con limpegno dell'azienda ad ampliare la propria capacità rinnovabile fino a 5 GW entro il 2030. Tuttavia, per garantire il raggiungimento degli ambiziosi obiettivi europei in materia di energie rinnovabili, sono necessarie alcune modifiche per assicurare maggiore chiarezza, efficienza e fattibilità nell'attuazione. Principali richieste: Chiarezza normativa e armonizzazione Il regolamento dovrebbe adottare un linguaggio chiaro e standardizzato per evitare interpretazioni ambigue e oneri burocratici. La pubblicazione di linee guida dettagliate ed esempi illustrativi per le diverse tecnologie faciliterebbe un'attuazione uniforme tra gli Stati membri. Equilibrio nei costi L'applicazione dei criteri non di prezzo dovrebbe evitare oneri eccessivi per gli operatori di mercato e i consumatori finali. Per mitigare eventuali impatti finanziari e garantire la competitività del mercato, si dovrebbe prevedere unimplementazione graduale o periodi transitori specifici per tecnologia. Flessibilità nella progettazione delle aste Alle autorità nazionali dovrebbe essere garantita maggiore flessibilità nel definire i parametri delle aste, compresi i contingenti di capacità e i meccanismi di tariffazione, per assicurare unadeguata partecipazione degli operatori ed evitare rischi di sotto-iscrizione che potrebbero ostacolare lo sviluppo delle rinnovabili. Affrontando questi aspetti, il regolamento potrà sostenere in modo più efficace gli obiettivi europei sulle energie rinnovabili, garantendo al contempo un mercato resiliente, competitivo e sostenibile. Per maggiori dettagli, si invita a visionare il documento in allegato.
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Edison urges regulatory certainty for low-carbon hydrogen investment rules

25 Oct 2024
Topic — The European Commission is defining methodologies to calculate greenhouse gas emissions for low-carbon fuels.
Message — Edison wants to eliminate additional state aid criteria and ensure rules aren't applied retroactively. They also seek easier ways to claim low-carbon electricity from the grid.12
Why — This would provide financial security for their ten billion euro investment plan in energy transition.34
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Meeting with Gaetano Pedulla' (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Politica energetica europea

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Overview of energy policy priorities

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament) and Euroheat and Power and

18 Sept 2024 · Presentation of priorities

Meeting with Yannis Maniatis (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Mariateresa Vivaldini (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · cognitive meeting

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament) and Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti and

17 Jul 2024 · Incontro conoscitivo e scambio di vedute sul mandato del parlamento europeo

Meeting with András Gyürk (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · Overview of European natural gas markets and policies

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2024 · Future of Europea Policy on energy

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament) and Terna spa

15 Apr 2024 · Saluti di fine mandato

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Tavola rotonda su nucleare

Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

30 Jan 2024 · Nuclear energy, Italy

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament) and ENEL SpA

17 Oct 2023 · Scambio di vedute dossier in corso + NZIA

Meeting with Mercedes Bresso (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2023 · Energy and Net Zero

Edison urges EU to fund carbon capture and transport infrastructure

31 Aug 2023
Topic — This initiative evaluates measures to optimize carbon capture and storage infrastructure deployment.
Message — Edison calls for prioritizing carbon capture in hard-to-abate sectors and gas-fired power plants. They request public funding and infrastructure planning to support the entire value chain. Additionally, they propose de-risking mechanisms like carbon contracts for difference to empower private players.123
Why — The company would benefit from reduced financial risks through public de-risking mechanisms.4
Impact — Taxpayers would bear the financial burden of funding new carbon infrastructure.5
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Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

26 Jun 2023 · Hydrogen prospects and Puglia Green Valley project

Edison Spa calls for permanent capacity mechanisms in EU reform

22 May 2023
Topic — The European Commission is consulting on targeted amendments to the Union's electricity market design.
Message — Edison supports using two-way contracts for difference for new capacity "without retroactively changing the remuneration systems of existing plants." They also argue for "making capacity mechanisms a permanent part of the electricity market design" to ensure system security. Additionally, they suggest providing "non-binding guidelines on how operators should calculate termination fees" for fixed-price contracts.123
Why — The company would protect its current revenue by ensuring new pricing regulations do not apply to its existing assets.4
Impact — Energy consumers may face higher financial penalties and barriers when attempting to switch providers or cancel fixed-price contracts.56
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Response to Interservice consultation on the electricity market design reform - REMIT

22 May 2023

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Edison urges technology neutrality for heavy-duty vehicle carbon standards

20 May 2023
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles.
Message — Edison recommends that the regulation should abandon a strict tailpipe only approach. They propose a carbon correction mechanism to acknowledge the contribution of renewable fuels. Clear definitions are requested to provide investment certainty.123
Why — This would recognize the benefits of Edison's investments in gas assets and biomethane.45
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Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament) and Terna spa and Gestore dei Mercati Energetici S.p.A.

10 May 2023 · EMD reform

Meeting with Patrizia Toia (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 May 2023 · REMIT Regulation (meeting held by the APA responsible)

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and FuelsEurope

8 Feb 2023 · on fuel Eu Maritime

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

2 Feb 2023 · EastMed-Poseidon Project development status; Progress on Feasibility Report; Next Project planned steps

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament) and Ryanair Holdings

26 Jan 2023 · Various

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Nov 2022 · Agrigreen Fondi 2022

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

26 Oct 2022 · Joint purchasing options.

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and TotalEnergies SE

14 Sept 2022 · Meeting on Methane Regulation

Meeting with Tsvetelina Penkova (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

19 May 2022 · To to discuss the ‘Fit for 55’ Package and, more specifically the proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy)

16 Mar 2022 · Discussion on security of supply, prices, storages and the East Med pipeline.

Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

11 Feb 2022 · Preparation of cabinet participation at a World Energy Council Italy and Edison event.

Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

19 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison's response to the public consultation on the recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
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Response to Revision of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive

18 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison's response to the public consultation on the Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
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Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

18 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison's response to the public consultation on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Tax Directive

18 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison’s response to the public consultation on the revised Energy Taxation Directive (ETD).
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Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

18 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison's response to the public consultation on the proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

9 Nov 2021 · Courtesy meeting

Response to Strengthing the Market Stability Reserve linked to the review of the EU Emissions Trading System

8 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison’s response to the public European Commission’s consultation on the reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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Response to FuelEU Maritime

8 Nov 2021

Please find attached the Edison’s response to the public European Commission’s consultation on the regulation on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (‘Fuel EU Maritime’).
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Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

22 Mar 2021

Find attached the Edison's contribution to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU.
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Gas

10 Mar 2021

Please find attached Edison's contribution to the Hydrogen and Gas Markets Decarbonisation Package initiative.
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Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

21 Sept 2020

Edison welcomes the opportunity to share some preliminary views on the revision of the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (REDII), to assess the contribution made by this initiative to the achievement of the European climate objectives. As a leading energy company with over 130 years of history and an ambitious and forward-looking strategy focused on innovation and sustainability, we maintain our determination to grow further in renewable energy. Renewables now account for 21% of our power generation, and we have a target of 40% by 2030 to better support the increased emission reduction targets announced by the European Commission. We have been active in the wind energy sector since 1999, currently we are the second largest operator in Italy with an installed capacity of about 1000 MW and with great growth prospects. Active in the production of hydroelectric power since the end of the 19th century, today we are investing in this technology on a double track: we are working to consolidate and increase our position in the field of large-scale power plants and we are committed to expanding our range of action through the construction or acquisition of mini-hydro plants. Finally, in 2019 we significantly increased the installed capacity of our photovoltaic park through a series of acquisitions, thus laying the foundations for significant development in this sector. We believe that the revision of the RED II Directive represents a fundamental process also in view of the increase of the European GHG emission reduction target to 2030. The adaptation of the targets on renewables will provide a greater boost to investment from both the public and private sectors to accompany Member States to achieve the objectives outlined in their National Energy and Climate Plans and to be in line with European ambitions. We have absolutely welcomed the work done by the Commission, through the RED II Directive and beyond, in providing for the speeding up of authorization processes for renewable sources plants. Nevertheless, we invite the Commission to take into consideration, within this review process, the different levels of issues related to the different technologies and to the multiplicity of interventions foreseen, some of which still present strong problems in the authorization process (i.e. the repowering processes of wind power plants). We would also like to emphasize here the principle of regulatory harmonization: in fact, we share the Commission's commitment to update and strengthen European legislation, so as to achieve the ambitious long-term climate objectives, we believe, however, that it is crucial that this commitment does not create an overlap of rules and administrative procedures that risk damaging the implementation of the will of the legislator. In addition, we welcome the Commission's willingness to introduce specific targets for renewable gas production. Willingness that we absolutely agree with, bearing in mind that: - the CO2 reduction target remains the central reference point, on the basis of which the targets for green gases can be set; - the principle of economic sustainability remains, alongside the principle of environmental sustainability and the security and accessibility of energy supplies, at the basis of the transition process, where the sustainability of investments represents the greatest ally for the achievement of climate targets to 2030 first and 2050 later.
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Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

21 Sept 2020

Edison welcomes the opportunity to share some preliminary considerations on the review of the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (EED), to assess the important contribution to the European objectives it is pursuing. Edison continues with conviction in strengthening a solid growth path in the industrial energy efficiency, construction and energy and environmental services sectors. In light of the European objectives already included in the Italian National Energy and Climate Plan, we intend to actively develop and promote new consumption models through distributed generation and the promotion of initiatives developed on a public-private partnership model; the redevelopment of the real estate portfolio, especially for the Public Administration; further enhancement of the role of the EED in achieving energy performance targets. On these issues we are convinced that the further evolution of the regulatory framework can contribute substantially to create a favorable environment for investments with high added value for the economic system as a whole. Edison today has 2,536 buildings under management including: 663 condominiums, 596 public buildings, 283 educational institutions and 67 hospital complexes. We look with particular interest at the opportunities that will arise from the financing related to the Next Generation EU in the field of energy efficiency, both in the building sector, with particular attention to health infrastructure, and industrial production efficiency measures. We consider extremely important the decision taken by the European Commission to put energy efficiency at the first place in the EU's economic recovery policies, also in the face of a delay in achieving the European target set for 2030. The Renovation wave initiative, designed to provide a comprehensive framework to optimize European policies for the renovation of public and private buildings, clearly demonstrates this new approach. The need to intervene in the building sector, which is characterized by high consumption and is responsible on a European basis for the emission of 36% of climate-altering gases, is clear. We hope, therefore, that the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive will also go in the direction outlined by the Commission and will be of support in bridging the gap in efficiency targets. In addition, it will be of fundamental importance that the various legislative measures would be based on the principles of simplification of administrative procedures and legislative harmonization, in order to avoid that procedural difficulties and regulatory interpretation may create difficulties in the growth of a crucial sector. In order to design an effective regulatory approach, we hope that the Commission, as part of the review process in question, may consider the following actions: - strengthening and simplifying the scope of economic support instruments; - encouraging investments with a results-based approach, regardless of individual technologies; - encouraging new and fruitful forms of public and private partnership; - promoting self-consumption and energy community configurations; - promoting the use of digital tools in order to design and manage an individual building or an entire neighbourhood of a city; - enhancing the use of distributed generation and the development of district heating networks. However, we believe that any legislative instrument will not be fully effective unless first of all an awareness raising plan is designed and implemented to inform all European public administrations, micro, small and medium enterprises, and individual citizens about the benefits of energy efficiency measures, their real costs and how, if any need, to proceed with the request for such measures, thus ensuring greater public awareness on the issues of efficiency, self-consumption and distributed generation.
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Response to Strategy for smart sector integration

8 Jun 2020

The objective of climate neutrality by 2050 requires a profound rethinking of some of the main features of the European economy, while preserving and develop the internal energy market to foster synergies and ensure security of supply. A rethinking of the energy sector around the notion of ‘system integration’ entails considerations both a level of interaction between electricity and gas systems and between the energy sector and other sectors, calling into question at least three aspects: the gradual but undeferrable de-carbonisation of the energy carriers, the stock-taking and development of synergies between the energy sector and sectors such as industry, transport and agriculture, and the need to frame the process around a shared vision. At the same time, the energy transition can be supported by exploiting the economic maturity of renewable energy and natural gas, excluding those sources with a high content of greenhouse gas emissions. A truly integrated energy system should count on a coherent and forward-looking set of policy objectives, on a predictable legal framework and on a forward-looking industrial strategy. The coherence of the sectorial legislations remains a key enabler in any integration process between different sectors, having in mind the technological, commercial and infrastructural aspects, as well as those related to innovation. In this regard, we believe that it is necessary for EU policies to build on the most recent sectorial provisions and to give continuity to the investment endeavor with an evolutive perspective, geared towards ambition. The system integration should count on an comprehensive vision of the European deliverables, that takes into consideration the specificities of the individual Member States as addressed in their National Energy and Climate Plans for the different decarbonization paths, catering for a more resilient system endowed with a rich portfolio of technologies and energy options across Europe. Focusing a future EU policy framework around a single model, shaped around a peculiar technological solution, would otherwise bear the risk of weakening the system integration exercise as a whole. The integration of the energy sector with the industry, transport and agriculture will bring the dialogue between energy producers, energy service companies and consumers at the heart of the transformation. Energy intensive sectors and the building sector are two areas where a structured and proactive dialogue between energy producers, energy service companies and consumers has paved the way to tailor made solutions, combining public and private investment and encompassing systemic energy efficiency models shaped around solutions that fit best the need to preserve excellence and competitiveness. Energy networks remain essential and their role as neutral facilitator of this dialogue should be preserved. The main emphasis should be on creating a policy framework that supports the commercial development of new solutions catering for new jobs and business models in Europe, especially at times when the economic recovery is a priority.
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Response to Commission Communication – "Renovation wave" initiative for the building sector

8 Jun 2020

Edison strongly welcomes the Renovation wave initiative, designed to provide a comprehensive framework to relaunch and scale up European policies for the renovation of the public and private building stock, and we fully share the view that this sector represents a cornerstone of the European economic recovery catering for local investments and employment. The building sector is still characterized by high consumptions and is responsible for 36% of climate-altering emissions at EU level. So undoubtedly the achievement of the 2030 targets on energy efficiency, renewable sources and CO2 reduction presupposes the definition of effective policies and adequate support tools for the renovation of buildings. The European poor renovation rate of buildings (approximately 1% per year) risks to severely impair the achievement of the 2030 EU targets on energy efficiency, and the ability to mobilise public and private investment. As a matter of fact, we believe that Public-Private Partnerships remain a fundamental stimulus for investments that should receive careful consideration in the Renovation Wave Initiative. In particular in the civil sector, the achievement of adequate efficiency levels in the existing building stock still requires mechanisms to stimulate the use of innovative technologies, the promotion of digitisation, as well as the development of greater public awareness on the issues of efficiency, renewable self-consumption and distributed generation. The intelligent design and management of buildings through BIM (Building Information Modeling) and BEM (Building Energy Model) methodologies, the digital preparation of the same (the so-called smart readiness), the creation of energy communities, the management and evolution of network infrastructure should be central in the development of a common European strategy. Likewise, in the definition of new policies for the efficiency of buildings, we believe the principle of “first come, first served", often used by national authorities in the allocation of grants to projects, should be replaced by a deeper attention to the cost-benefits analysis. In order to design a comprehensive strategic approach, we believe the following actions should be taken into consideration by the European legislator: • strengthen and simplify the scope of application of economic support instruments; • encourage investments with an outcome-based approach, regardless of individual technologies; • encourage new and profitable forms of public and private partnership; • promote self-consumption and energy community configurations; • promote the use of digital tools, in order to design and manage either a single building or a district of a town; • enhance the use of distributed generation and the development of district heating networks. To sum up, a variety of economic, fiscal, regulatory and administrative instruments to promote effective interventions on the existing property stock should be put in place. The sum of these instruments must then respond to the principles of simplification, certainty, planning and transparency. Finally, we also believe of paramount importance to provide mechanisms for monitoring and correcting the objectives assumed in view of the progress of technological processes, innovation and other market elements. In this sense, it would be useful to have digital tools to perform scenario analysis in order to assess the impact and effectiveness of the measures adopted with an iterative, incremental and dynamic approach. To this end, it is essential to have performance indicators that allow to monitor, collect and measure the improvement in consumption made in individual buildings, as well as the effectiveness of instruments to combat energy poverty and the renewal of public residential property. The definition of such indicators would ensure the possibility of acquiring a set of information that is essential for the definition of effective policies.
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Response to Revision of the guidelines for trans-European Energy infrastructure

8 Jun 2020

Edison welcomes the opportunity to share some preliminary views on the roadmap related to the revision of the guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure (TEN-E). As a project promoter of 3 PCI projects, Edison strongly believes that the TEN-E Regulation was and will be crucial in preserving and further developing the internal market for energy, in ensuring energy security and competitiveness and in contributing to the achievement of 2030 and 2050 European climate targets. Energy infrastructures, both in electricity and gas, have a key role to play as enablers of the energy transition. To reach the common energy and climate targets and cater for the future evolution of the energy market, a more sustainable and smart European infrastructures system is needed, taking into consideration the entire supply chain. As a first consideration and in perspective, we believe that the revision of the TEN-E guidelines and Regulation should not lose its core and crucial purpose, meaning the cross-border dimension of infrastructure projects and in particular of the Projects of Common Interest, linked to the central importance of the Internal Market for energy. PCI projects and the Connecting Europe Facility Programme should therefore remain focused in our view on highly strategic initiatives with a truly European profile. Nonetheless, we welcome the willingness expressed by the European Commission to include new categories of infrastructure that can be recognized as Projects of Common Interest (PCI). These categories include hydrogen and renewable gas distribution networks, smart grids and storage solutions. In all the above-mentioned cases, as this is already the case for existing PCIs, we invite the Commission to assess the real market expectations on new projects, based on solid CBA methodologies. This would ensure that new logistic chains with high synergies between sectors (i.e. energy and transports) can find adequate support, especially for ready-to-use technologies such as Small Scale LNG, that can substantially reduce GHG emissions and pollutants (SOx, PM and Nox emissions) by ensuring a broad geographical reach in the benefits they can offer both in terms of energy security and sustainability while paving the way for alternative vectors in the future. Priority corridors have played a crucial role in the TEN-E for the identification of the infrastructure systems with the highest strategic value for the EU energy policy objectives, and it is our belief that they should continue to do so in the future, having in mind the way the energy infrastructure has evolved in Europe in the meantime and the need to ensure geographical balance in such an exercise. In perspective we believe that the Southern Corridor should not lose its crucial role, and should remain a key artery for the future TEN-E/PCI framework, for the many opportunities that its configurations could bring in an enlarged way to South East Europe and all the way until the central and western markets. We believe on the contrary that radically revising its geographical scope or the perimeter of the infrastructure in its framework would risk to substantially undermine the opportunity to develop a robust and liquid energy market in South East Europe and to ensure a sufficient level of energy security and diversification of sources for Europe. To this end, we also believe central that the revised criteria of the TEN-E Regulation preserve the possibility for projects already included in the 4th PCI list not only to remain eligible for the 5th list but also to be able to contribute to the definition of subsequent lists in the light of future TEN-E/PCI criteria. Moreover, the framework of the CEF Programme should include the possibility to implement further actions to meet the new criteria, in order to improve, where appropriate, the 'future proofing' profiles of these infrastructures without prejudice to the commitments already made.
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Response to A EU hydrogen strategy

8 Jun 2020

The objective of climate neutrality by 2050 requires a profound rethinking of some of the main features of the European economy, while preserving and developing the internal energy market to foster synergies and ensure security of supply. A deep rethinking of the solutions for the energy sector calling into question at least three aspects: the gradual but undeferrable de-carbonisation of the energy carriers; the stock-taking and development of synergies between the energy sector and sectors such as industry, transport and agriculture; and the need to frame the process around a shared vision. In the meantime, the energy transition will have to be accompanied and supported by ensuring that the cleanest and most mature technologies such as renewables and natural gas, including LNG for the heavy, long distance and maritime transport, can bridge our system towards future proof solutions. In this perspective, the development of a dedicated policy strategy for hydrogen offers important opportunities in Europe. Being a highly versatile energy carrier, if properly supported by clear policy drivers and the most appropriate legal framework, hydrogen can certainly play a role in the future for the achievement of the 2030 and 2050 EU targets. Having this in mind, it will still be important in our view to define the key strategic objectives of such a strategy with a system approach, in a consistent way with the broader common EU energy policy objectives, as to fully exploit synergies and cater for the most efficient development of new solutions. In such an early stage of development of this new EU initiative, we believe that a shared understanding of the technological and economic context should be a key pre-requisite, and a basis for building the future strategy. We encourage a gradual approach that maintains level playing field and competition as a compass. Together with the awaited EU strategy on energy system integration, we believe that this initiative can offer important opportunities to boost and support research and innovation, for the production of clean hydrogen and for the evolution of the existing and future infrastructure to the new uses and opportunities, thanks to the multi-purpose adaptability and resilience of the gas grid. Economic sustainability and technological security should remain in our view two important aspects that should accompany the development of the future policy initiatives. We believe that ideally, in defining a future common strategy at EU level, the Commission should adopt an approach that looks at the entire hydrogen value chain, both from and industrial and commercial point of view, thus catering for the development of drivers for its supply and demand. An adequate development of market and infrastructure related aspects will also be crucial. However, in following a gradual development, we believe that the future EU strategy for hydrogen should envisage a "preparatory phase" where a focus is dedicated to research, pilot projects and regulatory sandboxes. This strategy should be able to adapt to the technological evolution in a flexible way and should envisage some intermediate review stages. Last but not least, we very much hope that this strategy can be an effective tool for the development of a European hydrogen economy. A common European approach is needed to avoid the adoption of strategies and the implementation of national/local projects that would lead to a fragmented growth of the hydrogen market. To conclude, we wish to recall that the future EU strategy for hydrogen should count on an comprehensive vision of the European deliverables, that takes into consideration the specificities of the individual Member States as addressed in their National Energy and Climate Plans for the different decarbonization paths, catering for a more resilient system endowed with a rich portfolio of technologies and energy options across the Internal Market.
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Response to Union renewable Financing mechanism

2 Jun 2020

The current energy context, characterised by challenging commitments for Europe in relation to decarbonisation targets in a long-term perspective, highlights the significant role of renewables. The renewables development will have to be oriented towards ensuring their effectiveness in achieving the European Union's targets at increasingly competitive costs. It is necessary, therefore, to adopt all regulatory instruments, including support mechanisms both at national and European level, to promote the implementation of renewable energy plant projects aimed at increasing the production of clean energy, coherently with the growth trajectories expected within each Member State. Therefore, we strongly support the proposal of the European Commission to adopt a "Regulation" that allows the activation of a support mechanism aimed at encouraging joint cooperation initiatives between Member States (as also indicated in the RED2 directive) and aimed at encouraging investments to achieve individual and collective objectives related to renewable sources. The idea of better exploiting the synergies between countries that voluntarily decide to contribute economically to feed this mechanism (contributing Member States) and those that allow to host renewable energy plants projects on their territory (host Member States) will certainly bring mutual benefits. The "Regulation" has a double noticeable purpose. First, it should reduce the risk of the EU failing to meet its target of covering final energy consumption with 32% renewables by 2030. Second, it tends to stimulate the investments of those Member States that find difficulties in maintaining the commitments indicated in their National Energy and Climate plans and set in the relative trajectories of increasing the renewable share both in electricity generation and in the thermal and transport sectors. Therefore, the mechanism designed by the European Commission opens up an original option for Member States to collectively benefit from renewable energy projects financed by a European resource fund. In the light of the foregoing, we believe important to underline that, in order to be fully effective, this mechanism will have to consider the national support policies that each Member States has already implemented to promote the development of renewable energy sources in its territory. This mechanism should, therefore, provide a further opportunity to complement those already in place in the various Member States without altering competitiveness and to strengthen the single European market in renewable energy sources. Moreover, this mechanism could be improved if properly targeted to promote the desired technological breakthrough and the development of innovative solutions in the renewables sector, such as integrated projects involving the use of storage systems to make certain renewable technologies such as wind and photovoltaic more programmable. The mechanism should also favour those renewables which, while respecting technological neutrality, are more energy efficient to maximise energy production by providing priority criteria in the definition of the "call for proposals" that the European Commision will launch to allocate the resources of the financing mechanism. Finally, it seems important to underline the need to provide specific sustainability principles in the selection of renewable technologies in order to ensure that the development of such projects is consistent with the respective environmental and social needs: an important element to be considered for project funding could be the lower land use possible in line with the European objective of zero land use by 2050.
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Response to FuelEU Maritime

23 Apr 2020

Edison welcomes the opportunity to share some preliminary views on the roadmap related to the initiative “FuelEU Maritime - Green European Maritime Space” launched by the European Commission. We strongly believe this initiative will contribute to developing a comprehensive framework for a substantial uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in maritime transport. Many initiatives are being launched at international and European level to implement and support the development of sustainable alternative fuels and related logistic chains and infrastructure. The most recent initiatives launched under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) confirm the importance attached to the development of sustainable solutions for the maritime sector in the process of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement. For its part, the Commission has strongly supported the development of sustainable alternative fuels through the Directive 2014/94/EU ("DAFI") on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; but also, through initiatives such as the Blue Corridors, the Motorways of the Sea and through dedicated programs in support of investments under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Transport and CEF Blending). The FuelEU Maritime initiative will play a key role in catalyzing synergies across all the initiatives put in place over the last years. We therefore hope that it will be able to make a clear policy contribution to the development of sustainable alternative fuels, taking into account the important progress that the maritime sector has made in recent years, thanks also to the close cooperation with the players of the energy sector. An adequate support to integrated logistic chains and infrastructures, including for ports and coastal deposits for alternative fuels and small-scale LNG projects, remain crucial in this regard. Last but not least, it will be crucial in our view to ensure a robust dialogue, based on information and experiences sharing, with all the relevant stakeholders during the evaluation of the FuelEU Maritime initiative, in particular with regard to the development of the related Impact Assessment and new proposals.
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Response to EU rules on industrial emissions - revision

21 Apr 2020

The key policy objectives when opening a reflection on the Industrial Emission Directive 2010/75/EU should be: creating conducive conditions among Member States in support of the competitiveness of the industrial sectors in the EU, with a view to improving the citizen’s quality of life, including by maintaining and enhancing the EU environmental protection levels. An evaluation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) in our view should: ensure coherence with other EU Directives and Regulations having the similar aim to reduce emissions into the atmosphere, such as NOx, SO2, PM2.5, NH3, NMVOCs; guarantee consistency thus avoiding overlaps with the EU ETS Directive that should remain the primary tool to achieve CO2 emissions reduction; ensure in the meantime a robust application of the current IED Directive; establish a robust dialogue with stakeholders during the evaluation of its revisions, in particular with regard to the development of the related Impact Assessment.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Tax Directive

30 Mar 2020

An updated legislation on Energy Taxation should be geared towards climate change mitigation and emissions reduction for a better complementarity with the EU policy objectives. The technological evolution and the current plurality of energy products should be accounted for and better reflected in the new ETD, with a link between minimum tax rates / exemptions on one hand and energy content and polluting, harmful and climatic substances, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) on the other. The positive contribution of alternative fuels in achieving the aforementioned EU objectives should be fully recognised and reflected in the future framework for Energy Taxation.
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