Why is ACER necessary if the European Group of Regulators for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) already exists?
ERGEG has delivered a very positive contribution to the development of the internal market since the second package in 2003. Nevertheless, as ERGEG itself has stated, the powers need to be formalised, in order to take decisions in cases where national regulators cannot agree. Since only ACER could be entrusted with binding decision-making powers, ACER has been created to complement the work done by ERGEG.
