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PROBLEMS OF ELECTRICITY PRICES FOR TARIFF CUSTOMERS |
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In order for the energy market to
function properly, measures that increase price transparency are very important.
Electricity prices shall send producers and customers the right signals and at
the same time cover the costs of production, transmission and distribution of
electricity. Subsidies in the form of low prices differentiate customers and
impair market mechanisms aimed at energy savings and structural changes aimed
at a more efficient economy.
Tariff system is a regulation that determines the components for charging
for energy supplied to different groups of customers with regard to power,
type and characteristics of demand, quality of electricity, etc. |
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Tariff items are components of the tariff system expressed in monetary values that enable the
calculation of the energy price. The tariff system may define tariff items depending on the
season and daily fluctuations in demand. The tariff system may also include fees for
connection to the energy network or for increasing the connection power. The price paid
by energy customers of one tariff group shall be the same within one network.
The electricity tariff system shall be in line with the following guidelines:
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- equality of customers, meaning that all customers shall pay the
supplied energy according to the actual costs incurred by them (Energy Charter Treaty);
- tariffs shall be transparent, meaning that all tariff items shall be simple and easily
understood by customers (White Paper An Energy Policy for the European Union);
- tariffs shall be public to permit neutrality and prevent monopolistic behaviour of suppliers (Directive 96/92/EC);
- tariffs shall be stimulative, meaning that easily understandable tariff items and a greater number
of tariff options should impact the electricity demand (White Paper An Energy Policy for the European Union);
- stability, meaning that the tariff system shall be long-term oriented
(White Paper An Energy Policy for the European Union);
- prices shall be costs reflective, meaning that the tariff system shall include all
costs incurred by customers when purchasing domestic or imported electricity and sustained
by the transmission grid, transmission system operator, distribution grid, distribution system operator, etc.;
- the tariff system shall enhance effective energy use and thus observe requests regarding environmental protection;
- in designing the tariff system, Slovenia shall consider EU experience in the field of internal energy market.
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