The move to full auctioning of European Union Allowance units (EUAs) from 2013 represents a sea change for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). It will involve the sale of approximately 10 billion allowances across the EU for the period 2013 to 2020. The electricity sector, with its 60% share of EU ETS covered emissions, will be the only sector facing full auctioning of ETS allowances as of 2013.

In this light, it is vital that these auctions are properly-designed and implemented.

The purpose of this page is to present the electricity industry’s views on how these auctions should be designed, co-ordinated and implemented and to outline what provisions should be included in the prospective EUA auctioning Regulation.

List of documents :

• (05/2010) Auctioning Regulation - Response of Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, to the EURELECTRIC letter of 3 March 2010
• (05/2010) EURELECTRIC views on the proposed Auctioning Regulation for Phase III of the EU ETS
• (03/2010) EURELECTRIC Views on Auctioning Regulation - Letter to Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action
• (11/2009) Auctioning-EURELECTRIC Letter to EU Governments
  • (12/2009) Commission response to the EURELECTRIC's open letter to EU governments of 30 November 2009
  • (01/2010) EURELECTRIC Response to Commission request for Clarification
• (11/2009) RWE Npower Presentation on the need for early auctioning
• (10/2009) EU ETS Phase 3 Auctioning – Timing and Futures versus Spot
• (07/2009) EURELECTRIC Response to EU ETS Auctions Consultation
• (12/ 2008) EURELECTRIC Position Paper Key Elements for Inclusion in a Commission Regulation on ETS Allowance Auctioning