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Electricity market: Brussels proposes new rules to stabilize prices

The European Commission advocates for greater use of long-term energy contracts to protect consumers.

The European Commission proposed this Tuesday to increase the use of long-term energy contracts to protect consumers from price increases, such as the one registered in 2022, and to encourage investment in decarbonated, renewable energies such as nuclear.

Instead of a complete overhaul of the European market, Brussels wants to encourage fixed-price power purchase agreements and state-guaranteed price contracts, to allow consumers to “smooth” their bills while offering predictable income to consumers. providers, making them less vulnerable to short circuits. forward market fluctuations indexed to gas prices.

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Author: CO with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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