On 30 September 2025, the EU’s day-ahead electricity market moved from hourly to 15-minute trading intervals.
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The Commission revised the rules on financing of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), warranting greater fairness and transparency.
Work on establishing new tripartite contracts in the EU is advancing rapidly, with Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen confirming plans to start from the offshore wind and grids, and storage sectors.
The Commission is seeking feedback on two important sets of draft rules aimed at making energy markets more transparent and fairer.
Both consultations will remain open for 14 weeks and will close on 5 November 2025.
The Commission has concluded its examination of fraud allegations notified by the German authorities in 2023 in relation to biodiesel imports from China.
The conference on energy affordability held by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission stressed the need for the active participation of as much of the population as possible.
The European Sustainable Energy Week 2025 takes place from 10 to 12 June 2025, in Brussels and online.
The ‘main’ Horizon Europe work programme 2025 and the amended Horizon Europe ‘main’ work programme 2023-2025 have been pre-published.
Revised EU rules for the energy consumption of electrical appliances in standby, off mode, and networked standby will apply from 9 May 2025. Formally adopted in April 2023, the new ecodesign rules include updated limits for electrical products in ‘standby’ mode.
