Harnessing EU legal concepts for the energy transition on islands

Romain Mauger, Lea Diestelmeier, Ceciel Nieuwenhout
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The European Commission plans to achieve the decarbonization of dozens of European Union (EU) islands by 2030. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower the dependency of islands on imported fuels, and potentially reduce local energy prices. At the same time, it may accelerate the mainland’s own energy transition through the import of surplus energy from renewable sources, the provision of aggregated flexibility services, and the testing of both technologies and policies on islands for replication and adaptation on the continent. Although islands are not even a legal category per se in EU energy law, the existing legal framework already allows to harness various concepts to foster the energy transition of EU islands. This article reviews available legal qualifications and regimes such as small systems’ exemptions, energy communities, positive energy districts, and local flexibility markets in the context of the decarbonization of EU islands. Potentially, they could open many different ways to tailor local energy transitions, channelling local actions to accelerate the whole process.
利用欧盟法律概念促进岛屿能源转型
欧盟委员会计划到 2030 年实现数十个欧洲联盟(欧盟)岛屿的去碳化。这将减少温室气体排放,降低岛屿对进口燃料的依赖,并有可能降低当地能源价格。同时,通过从可再生能源中进口剩余能源、提供聚合灵活性服务,以及在岛屿上测试技术和政策,以便在欧洲大陆进行复制和调整,这可能会加速欧洲大陆自身的能源转型。虽然在欧盟能源法中,岛屿本身并不是一个法律类别,但现有的法律框架已经允许利用各种概念来促进欧盟岛屿的能源转型。本文回顾了现有的法律资格和制度,如欧盟岛屿去碳化背景下的小型系统豁免、能源社区、积极能源区和地方灵活性市场。它们有可能为地方能源转型开辟多种不同的途径,引导地方行动加快整个进程。
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