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European Utilities Insight 2012
A number of key developments in the European energy landscape will affect utilities in 2012. Utilities will need to proactively adjust for the impact of poor economic conditions, and adapt to tougher rules on decarbonization, energy efficiency, and consumer protection.Using expert analysis of regulation and policy changes set to shape 2012 you will be able to mitigate risk and plan your strategy accordingly.By assessing the impact of renewables funding and the impact on the management of energy grids, you will be able to spot investment opportunities.With insight on the strategies key European players are adopting, you will have the market intelligence to maneuver and outperform in 2012 and beyond.Looking at the key aspects shaping the retail and consumer markets 2012 you will be able to develop robust acquisition and retention strategies.With insight into how key developments in the European energy utility landscape will affect your business in 2012, you will be able to proactively adjust for the impact of the recession on end-user energy demand. This key market trends report looks at what the major opportunities will be in 2012 to help you plan your strategy to profit from them.Provides a comprehensive view of trends emerging in the European market to help with business and strategy planning.Analyzes the impact of the region's key developments and what strategies companies should adopt as a consequence.
OVERVIEW
•Introduction
•Methodology
REGULATION AND POLICY
•Energy regulation and policy landscape in Europe
- Concrete legislative steps will follow the EU's energy strategy 2020 proposals
- The potential impact of the EU energy strategy 2020 on utilities
- Renewable energy support mechanisms
- Regulatory policies
- Fiscal incentives
- Public financing
- Renewable energy 2020 targets versus achievements
•Current scenario: changing regulatory and policy landscape
- Evolving offshore wind power policy
- Some key markets will see a reduction in feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics
- Country-level actions
- Developing the EU energy infrastructure priorities for 2020
- Priority corridors for electricity, gas, and oil
- Preparing the longer-term networks
•Developing the post-2020 regulatory framework
- European energy strategy for the next decade will take into account longer term objectives, in the form of the Energy Roadmap 2050
•Author's view
- Summary of regulation and policy trends in 2012
- Emerging solar PV markets in Europe need strong policy certainty to gain investor confidence
- A strong and clear offshore wind power policy will benefit wind farm developers
- EU's energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 are a boon for network operators
- The EU's Energy Roadmap 2050 will present unique opportunities and challenges
COMPANIES AND MARKETS
•2012 strategies for key European utilities
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: E.ON
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: GDF Suez
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: EDF
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Enel
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Endesa
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Centrica
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Iberdrola
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: SSE
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: RWE
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Vattenfall
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Gazprom
- Assessment of European utility strategies for 2012: Dong
•2012 European utility investment trends
- Trends in renewable and cleantech investment
- Projections for investment in power generation assets
•Pricing outlook and drivers for European energy markets in 2012
- The carbon market is oversupplied with EU Emission Allowances, and this will continue through 2012 and beyond
- European gas and power prices should ease in 2012
•Author's view
- In 2012, European utilities will need to protect core strengths and look for growth opportunities outside a beleaguered Europe
- A splintering of the eurozone would pose major challenges for European utilities
- Summary of companies and markets trends in 2012
GENERATION AND NETWORKS
•Power generation economics
- Over the coming decade levelized cost comparisons suggest that fossil fuels will continue to play an important role, and offshore wind and solar costs are expected to fall
- Declining rates of growth in European clean tech investment are expected, hindered by uncertain and slow-paced government support
•Power generation market trends
- Europe faces tough additional capacity decisions in changing market conditions, and Germany's exit from nuclear and transition to renewables will be a showcase to the world
- Coal will decline in Western Europe, but energy security needs and co-firing will ensure that unabated coal does not completely die out
- CCS is the lifeline for coal and will face continued obstacles to its development through 2012, but the EU NER300 Scheme will provide an added boost
- Gas is the fuel of choice for power generators, and European shale gas exploration activity will increase in 2012
- Nuclear is not dead post Fukushima: there will be added emphasis on safety, which will only add to rising costs
- Solar is fast approaching grid parity and concentrated solar power will see strong growth too, but is limited by European sunlight levels
- If it was not for cost, the future for wind would be entirely offshore; as costs decrease offshore wind will become increasingly attractive
- The biomass industry is poised for growth
- Wave and tidal power is fast becoming ready for mass commercialization
- Hydroelectric power, especially pumped storage in Nordic and Alpine regions, promises the most growth to accompany intermittent renewables on the grid
- Geothermal energy is limited in Europe: Enhanced Geothermal Systems will dominate
- Microgeneration is set to grow but rests heavily upon feed-in tariffs, which are being cut across Europe
•Power generation networks
- Preparation activity for the smart grid will increase in 2012, as it is expected to be fully enabled by 2025 across Europe
•Author's view
- Summary of generation and networks trends in 2012
CONSUMER AND RETAIL
•Retail and consumer trends for utilities in 2012
- Macroeconomics will heavily determine customer and supplier behavior for much of 2012
- Heightened customer credit risk requires stricter levels of governance and transparency
•Legislation and regulation will shape the retail market landscape
- UK Retail Market Review
- UK Green Deal
- UK Renewable Heat Incentive
- The UK's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target, Community Energy Saving Programme, and Energy Company Obligation
- EC Energy Efficiency Plan 2011
- EC Energy Efficiency Directive 2012
- For the energy supply sector:
- Other European Energy Efficiency Legislation
- The trend for 2012 is clear: energy suppliers will have to play by even tougher market rules
•Residential energy sector
- Rising retail prices will increase consumers' frustration with their suppliers and politicians
- In the face of continuing price rises consumers avoid switching rather than making use of it
- Consumers mistrust energy markets to the extent that they are not interested in participating
- Utilities are looking for value-added services to aid customer retention and brand building
- Energy retailers' product portfolios will need to cater for different levels of risk appetite
- Suppliers will experiment with alternative marketing channels to improve their image
- Suppliers will be trying out new and more sophisticated segmentation strategies
- Utilities will look at all possibilities to reduce cost-to-serve
- Retailers increasingly value dual fuel and online billing for improving operational efficiency
- Smart metering will gradually become the norm for many consumers over 2012
- Direct debit and online banking reduce cost-to-serve, but customer apathy prevails
- Energy efficiency measure installations are taking off across Europe
•Industrial and commercial energy sector
- Third-party intermediaries are being squeezed as suppliers aim to regain control of customers
- Business customers require help with energy prices and effective communication channels
- 2012 could become a key year for energy services if suppliers can overcome cost concerns
- Awareness of green tariffs across Europe is high but uptake rates remain low
- The energy services outlook for 2012 is positive if customers are targeted with suitable offers
•Author's view
- Summary of consumer and retail trends in 2012
CONCLUSION
•Tougher markets and tougher rules will put the squeeze on European utilities in 2012
APPENDIX
•Disclaimer
TABLES
•Table: FiT price determination mechanisms
•Table: Europe renewable energy supporting regulatory policies, 2011
•Table: Europe renewable energy supporting incentives and public financing policies, 2011
•Table: Planned gas network corridors for 2020
•Table: Fossil fuel emission levels (£/billion British thermal units of energy input), 1998
•Table: Predicted UK and EU offshore wind capacity (GW), 2011
•Table: Current offshore wind capacity and capacity under construction (MW), 2011
•Table: Interconnections for first phase of European supergrid (GW), 2011
•Table: The most and least effective marketing channels in Europe
FIGURES
•Figure: The EU energy strategy 2020
•Figure: EU renewable energy support mechanism
•Figure: Renewable energy's share of EU 27's final energy consumption in 2009 versus 2020 targets
•Figure: EU offshore wind power installed capacity (MW), 2000–10
•Figure: EU energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
•Figure: Proportion of total power generation projects currently under construction, by European region
•Figure: Proportion of projects currently under construction in Europe, by type
•Figure: EU carbon emission reduction prices
•Figure: UK National Balancing Point wholesale gas: average month-ahead prices
•Figure: UK National Balancing Point wholesale gas: average seasonal 2012 delivery prices
•Figure: UK baseload power wholesale prices: seasonal forward contracts for 2012
•Figure: UK wholesale baseload power: average month-ahead prices
•Figure: Major energy utilities operational in the eurozone countries
•Figure: Comparative levelized costs of renewable power generation in the UK (£/MWh), 2011
•Figure: Comparative cost of renewable power generation in the UK (£/MWh), 2017f
•Figure: Comparative levelized cost of electricity in the UK (£/MWh) 2010–2023f
•Figure: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Europe Electricity Generation (billion kWh), 2010–20f
•Figure: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Europe Capacity (GW), 2010–18f
•Figure: Nuclear capacity growth forecast (GW), 2010–2020f
•Figure: Projected renewable power generation capacity in the EU (GW), 2009 and 2020f
•Figure: Projected total wind power capacity onshore and offshore (GW), 2005–2020f
•Figure: Calculated average annual growth for capacity of biomass electricity, all biomass input categories (percentage per year), 2005–20f
•Figure: Projected tidal, wave, and ocean energy electric capacity (MW), 2005–20f
•Figure: Schematic for smart grid, 2011
•Figure: Global next generation smart grid technology market value ($bn), 2010–20f
•Figure: EU27: total electricity spending 2010 (€bn)
•Figure: EU27: total gas spending 2010 (€bn)
•Figure: European power demand forecast (TWh), 2011–20f
•Figure: Absolute inflation (%), by country, 2000–16f
•Figure: UK consumer income remains squeezed
•Figure: UK consumers will have little room to maneuver financially
•Figure: Domestic retail energy prices in the EU27 including all taxes 2011 (€/kWh)
•Figure: Annual switching rates in European domestic retail markets 2011 (%)
•Figure: Europe: market positioning of major energy retail companies, 2009
•Figure: European utilities' product offerings, by product type
•Figure: Marketing channels, by group
•Figure: Customer segmentation strategies for utilities
•Figure: Aggregated total cost-to-serve of the UK energy retail market
•Figure: Clearly there is a tension between cost-to-serve and service levels, but not in all cases
•Figure: Typical estimated average cost-to-serve by billing functionality (£/customer)
•Figure: Average billing frequency for electricity in Europe
•Figure: Cumulative investment in residential energy efficiency by type for EU27 (£bn), 2010–30f
•Figure: Expected annual investment in residential energy efficiency across the EU27 (£bn), 2010–30f
•Figure: European utilities' online energy efficiency offerings, 2010
•Figure: Commercial retail gas prices in the EU27 excluding VAT 2011 (€/kWh)
•Figure: Commercial retail electricity prices in the EU27 excluding VAT 2011 (€/kWh)
•Figure: UK real gross domestic product (£m) compared to changes in the percentage of intermediated contracts for business-to-business power, 2005–10
•Figure: Business customers' energy priorities in the near future (excluding "do not know" responses)
•Figure: H ave you or your company engaged in advice, monitoring, planning, buying, or implementing any energy efficiency or carbon reduction measures and technology?
•Figure: I n the next three years what activities do you and your business anticipate engaging in?
•Figure: MEUs: a re there any services that you would like your energy supplier to offer you?
•Figure: SMEs: are there any services that you would like your energy supplier to offer you?
Companies mentioned
ALSTOM, Aquamarine Power, AREVA SA, CMS Energy Corporation, Deutsche Post DHL, Deutsche Telekom AG, EDF Energy plc, Electrabel, Electricity Supply Board, European Investment Bank, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA, General Mills, Inc., Hutchison 3G UK Limited, J Sainsbury plc, KfW Bankengruppe, Metcash Limited, Nectar, OAO Gazprom, PPL Corporation, Renault SA, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Royal KPN N.V., RWE npower, Schindler Holding Ltd., Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, SPE, Telstra Corporation Limited, Unit 4 N.V., Uralsvyazinform OJSC, Vattenfall, Voith GmbH, WPP Group plc
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