Market Monitoring Report (MMR)

1.3.2023
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Market Monitoring Report at a glance

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) monitor energy markets in the EU.

ACER’s market monitoring focuses on:

Data underpinning ACER’s analyses is available on the Market Monitoring Data page.

Read more about the implementation and effect monitoring strategy of ACER.

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Electricity

ACER monitors and reports annually on the EU (internal) markets of electricity and natural gas (our so-called Market Monitoring Reports).

During 2024, ACER publishes a series of overviews on  specific aspects of the performance of the EU electricity markets in 2023, with a focus on cross-border issues:

  • March: Key developments;
  • June: Cross-zonal capacities and the margin available for cross-zonal electricity trade;
  • October: Progress of EU electricity wholesale market integration.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS

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  • 2019 data (2020 MMR)
  • 2018 data (2019 MMR)
  • 2017 data (2018 MMR)
  • 2016 data (2017 MMR)
  • 2015 data (2016 MMR)
  • 2014 data (2015 MMR)
  • 2013 data (2014 MMR)
 

Gas

ACER monitors and reports annually on the EU (internal) markets of electricity and natural gas (our so-called Market Monitoring Reports).

During 2024, ACER publishes a series of overviews of the functioning of gas markets and the progress towards an internal EU gas market:

  • March: Analysis of LNG market developments; Key developments in EU gas wholesale markets (2023 & Q1 2024);
  • July: Key developments in EU gas wholesale markets (Q2);
  • October: Key developments in EU gas wholesale markets (Q3);
  • November: European hydrogen markets;
  • January 2025: Key developments in EU gas wholesale markets (Q4 2024).

 

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Decarbonised Gases

 

The Decarbonised Gases looks at the current state of decarbonisation of the EU gas systems and their mid-term trajectoryand their trajectory frombetween now until and 2050. In particular, it analyses:

  • Renewable and low carbon gases production, consumption, price levels and their mid-term prospects;
  • Key regulatory provisions that will govern the access of decarbonised gases to the market;
  • Infrastructure expansion required to facilitate the use of decarbonised gases and hydrogen.

Energy Retail and Consumer Protection

ACER monitors and reports annually on the EU (internal) markets of electricity and natural gas (our so-called Market Monitoring Reports), including on Europe’s energy retail markets and consumer protection measures.

October: Energy retail and consumer protection.

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS

Report Corrigenda
Underlying dataset  
  • 2017 data (2018 MMR)
  • 2016 data (2017 MMR)
  • 2015 data (2016 MMR)
  • 2014 data (2015 MMR)
  • 2013 data (2014 MMR)
 

Consumer Protection and Empowerment

The Consumer Protection and Empowerment volume looked at the performance of European energy markets from the final household consumer perspective. The volume explored the impact of the Third Energy Package provisions into national legislation. It analysed in depth public service obligations, the protection of vulnerable consumers, consumer information rights, smart meters and consumer complaints. The report also elaborated on the existence and effectiveness of consumer protection mechanisms and included a set of recommendations on how to further enhance consumer rights.​

From 2019 edition this publication is titled Energy Retail and Consumer Protection Volume​ and integrate the previously separate Consumer Protection and Electricity and ​Gas Retail Markets Volumes.​​​

 

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