Electricity consumption & production : is balance responsibility « renewables-proof »?

Morgane GORET-LE GUEN Policy officer, Energy and Digital, Confrontations Europe [vc_btn title= »Download the note » color= »primary » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2FCR_S%C3%A9minaire_March%C3%A9-de-l%C3%A9lectricit%C3%A9_20.02.18.pdf||target:%20_blank| »] The present note summarises the contributions of the five panellists: Vincent THOUVENIN, Director for European affairs, RTE James MATTHYS-DONNADIEU, Head of Market Integration, ELIA Dirk HENDRICKS, Senior Policy Advisor, European Renewable Energies Federation Nicolas KUEN, Policy Officer, DG ENERGY, European Commission Dr. Magnus BROLIN, R&D Portfolio Manager Energy Markets and Systems, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden of the Business Region of Göteborg Michel CRUCIANI, Climate and Energy Adviser for Confrontations Europe, was moderator of the discussions.   According to the assessments attached to the Clean Energy Package, wind and solar energies might supply nearly 30% of the overall electricity consumed in the EU in 2030. Their intermittent and decentralised nature increases the complexity of the mission entrusted to Transmission System Operators (TSOs), which consists in constantly balancing consumption and production.