Eurelectric
{{Short description|Pan-European energy organisation}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Eurelectric
| alt =
| formation = {{Start date|1989}}
| full_name = Union of the Electricity Industry - Eurelectric aisbl
| logo = Eurelectric powering-people RGB blue-green
| extinction =
| type = Industry association
| purpose = To represent the common interests of the electricity industry at pan-European level
| headquarters = Blvd. de l'Impératrice, 66
Brussels, Belgium
| location_city = Brussels, Belgium
| region_served = Europe
| membership = National electricity industry associations
| language = English
| sec_gen = Kristian Ruby
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Leonhard Birnbaum
(E.ON)
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Markus Rauramo
(Fortum)
| leader_title3 = Vice President
| leader_name3 = Georgios Stassis
(Public Power Corporation)
| main_organ = Board of Directors
| num_staff =
| num_volunteers =
| website = {{URL|www.eurelectric.org}}
| remarks =
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Eurelectric (full name: The Union of the Electricity Industry) is the sector association which represents the common interests of the electricity industry at a European level, plus its affiliates and associates on several other continents. Together these organisations employ 970,000 people in the European Union and have a turnover of €627 billion.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-14 |title=Power Barometer 2020 - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/power-barometer/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}} Formally established in 1989, Eurelectric covers all major issues affecting the sector, from generation and markets to distribution networks and customer issues.Mats Jutterström: A Business Dilemma in EU Lobbying — Horizontal Relations and Parallel Action Stockholm School of Economics, SCORE, 2000. {{ISBN|91-7265-123-7}}, ISSN 1404-5052
Eurelectric’s main objectives are the realisation of a carbon-neutral electricity mix in Europe well before mid-century and the development of energy efficiency and electrification to mitigate climate change.{{Cite web |last=Eurelectric |date=6 Dec 2017 |title=Vision of the European Electricity Industry |url=https://cdn.eurelectric.org/media/2189/vision-of-the-european-electricity-industry-02-08-2018-h-864A4394.pdf}}
Eurelectric hosts the Power Summit, an annual conference dedicated to European energy policy.
Organizational structure
Eurelectric is led by a President and two Vice Presidents, who are elected to two-year terms, and a Board of Directors. The Secretary-General leads the Secretariat, which consists of several organisational units employing an international staff of approximately forty people. There are five professional committees and about twenty working groups.{{cite web|title=About Eurelectric|url=http://www.eurelectric.org/about-us/|accessdate=4 April 2014}}
Eurelectric is a signatory to the EU Transparency Register.{{Cite web |title=Transparency Register |url=https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=4271427696-87 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=ec.europa.eu}}
Recognition
Eurelectric has attracted accolades for its engagement on climate files, with InfluenceMap, an independent think tank, saying in July 2021:
“Deeper research covering a group of 20 key industry associations’ recent engagement with the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 package shows that the power sector has evolved into a leading advocate of an ambitious European climate agenda, with Eurelectric, the utility sector’s primary representative at the EU level, supported by highly progressive, renewables-focused groups.”{{Cite web |last=InfluenceMap |title=Industry Associations and European Climate Ambition |url=https://influencemap.org/report/Industry-Associations-and-European-Climate-Ambition-fdaeeb57dc404c90aaf2f82bbd729733 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=influencemap.org |language=en}}
It has also been recognised by its peers as a leading association winning the following awards:
- Best Data Visualisation, Lens Video Awards 2023{{Cite web |title=Past Winners Books |url=https://www.communicatemagazine.com/awards/lens-awards/past-winners/past-winners-books/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Communicate magazine}}
- Best Online Conference/Event, International & European Association Awards 2021{{Cite web |last=Executives |first=Association of Association |title=Winners of the International & European Association Awards 2021 |url=https://www.associationexecutives.org/news/association-news/winners-of-the-international-european-association-awards-2021.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.associationexecutives.org}}
- Best Communications Campaign, International & European Association Awards 2020{{Cite web |last=Executives |first=Association of Association |title=Winners of the International & European Association Awards 2020 |url=https://www.associationexecutives.org/news/association-news/winners-of-the-international-european-association-awards-2020.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.associationexecutives.org}}
Publications
Each year Eurelectric produces several policy papers covering a variety of the issues concerning the electricity industry, these can be produced by Eurelectric’s Secretariat and membership or in partnership with external partners.
Recent publications include:
- E-quality: Shaping an inclusive energy transition (June 2020){{Cite web |date=2020-06-26 |title=E-quality: Shaping an inclusive energy transition - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/e-quality/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}}
- Ports: Green gateways to Europe (July 2020){{Cite web |date=2020-02-07 |title=Ports: Green gateways to Europe - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/ports-green-gateways-to-europe/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}}
- Connecting the dots: Distribution grid investment to power the energy transition (January 2021){{Cite web |date=2021-01-14 |title=Connecting the dots: Distribution grid investment to power the energy transition - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/connecting-the-dots/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}}
- Accelerating fleet electrification in Europe: When does reinventing the wheel make perfect sense? (February 2021){{Cite web |title=Eurelectric - EVision Business Hub |url=https://evision.eurelectric.org/report/2021-report/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=evision.eurelectric.org}}
- Power2People (November 2021){{Cite web |title=Power2People - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/power2people/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}}
- Power sector accelerating e-mobility: can utilities turn EVs into a grid asset? (February 2022){{Cite web |title=Eurelectric - EVision 2022 - Power sector accelerating e-mobility |url=https://evision.eurelectric.org/event/2022/report/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=evision.eurelectric.org |language=en}}
- Power Plant (June 2022){{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Power Plant |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/powerplant/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=}}
- The coming storm: Building electricity resilience to extreme weather (December 2022){{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Home - The coming storm: Building electricity resilience to extreme weather |url=https://resilience.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |language=en-GB}}
- The six essentials for e-mobility (March 2023){{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Home - 6EV Essentials |url=https://6ev-essentials.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=6ev-essentials.eurelectric.org |language=en-GB}}
- Electricity Market Design fit for Net Zero (March 2023){{Cite web |title=Market Design – Fit for Net Zero |url=https://market-design.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=market-design.eurelectric.org}}
- Decarbonisation Speedways (June 2023){{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Decarbonisation Speedways - Power Summit 2023 - Balance of Power |url=https://powersummit2023.eurelectric.org/decarbonisation-speedways/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=powersummit2023.eurelectric.org |language=en-GB}}
Since 2019, Eurelectric has published the Power Barometer an annual report that compiles industry data on the sector’s progress toward carbon neutrality.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Power Barometer - Exploring the energy crisis |url=https://powerbarometer.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |language=en-GB}}
Membership
Eurelectric currently has over 34 full members, representing the electricity industry in 32 European countries and speaking for more than 3,500 companies in power generation, distribution and supply.{{Cite web |title=About Eurelectric - Eurelectric – Powering People |url=https://www.eurelectric.org/about-us/about-eurelectric/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.eurelectric.org |language=en-US}}
Eurelectric also cooperates with over 40 corporations outside of traditional utilities that have an interest in electrification. Collaboration involves exchanging market experiences, exploring challenges and solutions, and sharing business intelligence. Such activity is carried out through one of Eurelectric’s four business platforms.{{Cite web |title=Eurelectric - EVision Business Hub |url=https://evision.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=evision.eurelectric.org}}{{Cite web |title=Eurelectric - The link between AI & clean energy transition |url=https://beyond-digital.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Eurelectric Beyond Digital Website |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Home - 24/7 RES |url=https://247.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Home - Power to Buildings |url=https://powertobuildings.eurelectric.org/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |language=en-GB}}
- Digitopia Platform – An AI and digitalisation workstream focused on unlocking AI and digital technology’s potential in the power sector.
- European 24/7 Hub – The task-force aims to accelerate power-system decarbonisation by moving towards 24/7 matching in corporate renewable electricity sourcing and market integration. It was launched in partnership with RE-Source platform.
- EVision Business Hub – Connects automakers, charging-point operators, fleet owners, utilities, and technology providers to discuss how to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility across Europe.
- Power to Buildings Business Hub – brings together European power utilities, manufacturers of heating and cooling technologies, flexibility providers, automation and connection solution providers, workforce representatives such as installers and relevant policy associations to enable smart and sustainable buildings across Europe.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Country !National Association |
| Austria
|Oesterreichs Energie |
| Belgium
|Febeg |
| Bulgaria
|EMI |
| Croatia |
| Cyprus |
| Czechia
|CSZE |
| Denmark
|Green Power Denmark |
| Estonia
|Estonian Electricity Industries |
| Finland |
| France
|Union Française de l’Electricité |
| Germany
|BDEW |
| Greece
|ESPIE |
| Hungary
|Eurelectric Magyarorszagi Tagozat (EMT) |
| Iceland
|Samorka |
| Ireland
|Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) |
| Italy
|Elettricita Futura |
| Latvia
|LEEA |
| Lithuania
|NLEA |
| Luxembourg
|OEEL |
| Malta |
| Netherlands
|Energie Nederland |
| Netherlands
|Netbeheer Nederland |
| Norway
|Energi Norg |
| Poland
|Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) |
| Portugal
|Elecpor |
| Romania
|IRE |
| Slovakia
|ZZES |
| Slovenia
|EZS |
| Spain
|aeléc |
| Sweden
|Energi Foretagen |
| Switzerland
|VSE/AES |
| Türkiye
|TESAB |
| United Kingdom
|ENA (Energy Networks Association) |
| United Kingdom
|Energy UK |
References
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External links
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Category:Electric power in Europe