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Beslissen over energetische infrastructuur in een geliberaliseerde energiemarkt
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ECN
Policy Studies
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1999
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ECN-I--99-007
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ECN publication
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32
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Abstract:
The new Electricity Law 1998 has started off liberalisation of the Dutchenergy market. Both in this new Electricity Law and in the new Gas Law
(expected in 1999), the market will be liberalised in phases. The electricity
market will be organised on the basis of regulated third party access (TPA),
supporting free competition among suppliers. The gas market will be organised
on the basis of negotiated TPA, which would retain market barriers for new
entrants, and thus could hinder free competition. The market for hot water
supply will not be liberalised in the near future: the current suppliers will
retain their monopoly position. This report analyses the future situation
concerning the construction of new energy infrastructure, with a focus on new
building locations. For the development of new building locations, local
governments will most probably have to define a so-called 'energy vision'
which specifies the ambitions and requirements for that certain location
regarding security of supply, sustainability and efficiency. Construction of
energy infrastructure for these new building locations will probably be
issued through a tendering procedure, for which all existing energy companies
as well as new market actors could apply. The report sketches the economic
and legal perspective within which energy companies should operate in the
future Dutch energy market. An analysis is made of future opportunities and
threats for different functions of the energy companies. The liberalisation
process leads to newly required strategies of the different actors operating
in the energy market. Energy companies have to reconsider their position in
the market and pro-actively react on market developments. Their market
position will not only be threatened by existing competitors, but also by new
market entrants, market alternatives (substitutes) and consumers and
suppliers that have acquired a stronger negotiating position. A new
opportunity for energy companies could be to combine their supply activities
with services such as selling or renting energy appliances. This would
strengthen their relation with individual clients and could increase their
business margin. Mono-gas companies or smaller integrated companies could
form strategic alliances with larger integrated companies to strengthen their
position. Another interesting possibility for smaller integrated companies
would be to concentrate on all electric options and the use of local CHP
plants. Larger integrated companies have the advantage of a large customer
database and their broad scope of activities: they often combine the supply
of energy with water, waste and telecommunication activities. Companies
operating on the electricity market could also opt to deliver brand products
such as green electricity, which distinguishes them from their competitors.
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