Cleaner, Smarter, Cheaper: Network Tariff Design for a Smart Future

The paper Cleaner, Smarter, Cheaper: Network Tariff Design for a Smart Future provides recommendations for network tariff design that will support the realisation of the European Union’s clean energy vision in a timely fashion, at least cost, and with an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits among consumers.

It presents the state of play for network charges in Europe and explains why fixed charges are undesirable. The paper gives recommendations for the high-level principles of smart tariff design and provides concrete examples of such tariffs, along with practical recommendations about the appropriate tariff design for different consumer classes and uses.