Position Paper on Smart Grids: An ERGEG Conclusions Paper
May 31, 2010
European Union Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
This report describes how the context for the European Union Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas' (ERGEG's) consideration of smart grids is set by the key energy objectives of the European Union for the year 2020 _ increasing renewable energy supply to 20% of total demand, reducing energy consumption by 20% with respect to 2020 forecasts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% with respect to 1990 levels _ and the more ambitious objectives for 2050.