Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2169 of 21 November 2017 concerning the format and arrangements for the transmission of European Statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2169
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The data on natural gas and electricity prices for household and final non-household customers in the Union shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve those data by electronic means.

Article 2

The structure used for transmitting data to the Commission (Eurostat) is set out in the Annexes.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

The structure for transmitting statistical data on natural gas price

Information to be included in the transmission files:

General Information

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Country

Name of the reporting country

Semester

Organisation

Name of the reporting organisation

Semester

Contact person

Name of the reporting officer

Semester

Email address

Email address of the reporting officer

Semester

Year

Reference year for the data (2017, 2018 etc.)

Semester

Semester

1 or 2

Semester

For every consumption band the fields in Tables 1, 2 and 4 are to be transmitted.

The bands for the household consumers are:

—

Band-D1 (small): annual consumption below 20 GJ;

—

Band-D2 (medium): annual consumption 20 or more but less than 200 GJ;

—

Band-D3 (large): annual consumption 200 GJ or more.

The bands for the non-household consumers are:

—

Band-I1: annual consumption below 1 000 GJ;

—

Band-I2: annual consumption 1 000 or more but less than 10 000 GJ;

—

Band-I3: annual consumption 10 000 or more but less than 100 000 GJ;

—

Band-I4: annual consumption 100 000 or more but less than 1 000 000 GJ;

—

Band-I5: annual consumption 1 000 000 or more but less than 4 000 000 GJ;

—

Band-I6: annual consumption 4 000 000 GJ or more.

Data in Table 3 are to be specified as averages covering all consumption bands together.

Table 1: Main price levels

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality Status

Semester

Price without taxes

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include only the energy and supply component and the network component.

Semester

Price excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component and taxes, fees, levies and charges considered as non-recoverable for final non-household customers. For household customers this price level shall include the energy and network components and taxes, fees, levies and charges but excludes VAT.

Semester

Price including all taxes and VAT (recoverable and non-recoverable)

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component, and all recoverable and non-recoverable taxes, fees, levies and charges, including VAT.

Semester

Values are specified in national currency per gigajoule (gross calorific value).

Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists.

Table 2: Detailed breakdown of prices in components and sub-components

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Energy and supply price

—

value

—

observation status

This component shall include the commodity price for natural gas paid by the supplier or the price of natural gas at the point of entry into the transmission system, including, if applicable, the following end-user costs: storage costs plus costs relating to the sale of natural gas to final customers.

Annual

Network price

—

value

—

observation status

The network price shall include the following end-user costs: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale service costs, system service costs and meter rental and metering costs.

Annual

Value added tax

—

value

—

observation status

Value added tax as defined in Council Directive 2006/112/EC  ( 1 )

Annual

Renewable taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and CHP (combined heat and power) generation.

Annual

Capacity taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to strategic stockpiles, capacity payments and energy security; taxes on natural gas distribution; stranded costs and levies on financing energy regulatory authorities or market and system operators.

Annual

Environmental taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to air quality and for other environmental purposes; taxes on emissions of CO 2 or other greenhouse gases.

Annual

Other taxes

—

value

—

observation status

All other taxes, fees, levies or charges not covered by any of the previous four categories: support for district heating; local or regional fiscal charges; island compensation; concession fees relating to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other devices.

Annual

The reference period for all components and all sub-components is annual.

Values are specified in national currency per gigajoule (GJ), based on gross calorific value (GCV).

Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists.

Table 3: Network costs

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Transmission costs

—

percentage

—

observation status

Average relative share of transmission costs for household customers and average relative share of transmission costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs.

Annual

Distribution costs

—

percentage

—

observation status

Average relative share of distribution costs for household customers and average relative share of distribution costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs.

Annual

The reference period for the transmission and distribution costs is annual.

Values are specified in percentages.

Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists.

Table 4: Consumption volumes

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Consumption volumes

—

percentage

—

observation status

Relative share of natural gas in each consumption band based on the total volume to which the prices refer.

Annual

The reference period for the consumption volumes is annual.

Values are specified in percentages.

Confidentiality and observation status are set using standard code lists.

( 1 )   Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax ( OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1 ).

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

The structure for transmitting statistical data on electricity price

Information to be included in the transmission files:

General Information

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Country

Name of the reporting country

Semester

Organisation

Name of the reporting organisation

Semester

Contact person

Name of the reporting officer

Semester

Email address

Email address of the reporting officer

Semester

Year

Reference year for the data (2017, 2018 etc.)

Semester

Semester

1 or 2

Semester

For every consumption band, the fields in Tables 1, 2 and 4 are to be transmitted.

The bands for the household consumers are:

—

Band-DA (very small): annual consumption below 1 000 kWh;

—

Band-DB (small): annual consumption 1 000 or more but less than 2 500 kWh;

—

Band-DC (medium): annual consumption 2 500 or more but less than 5 000 kWh;

—

Band-DD (large): annual consumption 5 000 or more but less than 15 000 kWh;

—

Band-DE (very large): annual consumption 15 000 kWh or more.

The bands for the non-household consumers are:

—

Band-IA: annual consumption below 20 MWh;

—

Band-IB: annual consumption 20 or more but less than 500 MWh;

—

Band-IC: annual consumption 500 or more but less than 2 000 MWh;

—

Band-ID: annual consumption 2 000 or more but less than 20 000 MWh;

—

Band-IE: annual consumption 20 000 or more but less than 70 000 MWh;

—

Band-IF: annual consumption 70 000 or more but less than 150 000 MWh;

—

Band-IG: annual consumption 150 000 MWh or more.

Data in Table 3 are to be specified as averages covering all consumption bands.

Table 1: Main price levels

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality Status

Semester

Price without taxes:

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include only the energy and supply component and the network component.

Semester

Price excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component and taxes, fees, levies and charges considered as non-recoverable for final non-household customers. For household customers this price level shall include the energy and the network components and taxes, fees, levies and charges but excludes VAT.

Semester

Price including all taxes and VAT (recoverable and non-recoverable)

—

value

—

observation status

This price level shall include the energy and supply component, the network component, and all recoverable and non-recoverable taxes, fees, levies and charges, including VAT.

Semester

Values are specified in national currency per kilowatt-hour.

Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists.

Table 2: Detailed breakdown of prices in components and sub-components

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Energy and supply price

—

value

—

observation status

The component of the total price that deals with energy and supply, excluding taxes.

This component shall include the following end-user costs: generation, aggregation, balancing energy, supplied energy costs, customer services, after-sales management and other supply costs.

Annual

Network price

—

value

—

observation status

The component of the total price that deals with network prices, excluding taxes.

The network price shall include the following end-user costs: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale service costs, system service costs, and meter rental and metering costs.

Annual

Value added tax

—

value

—

observation status

Value added tax as defined in Directive 2006/112/EC.

Annual

Renewable taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and CHP generation.

Annual

Capacity taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to capacity payments, energy security and generation adequacy; taxes on coal industry restructuring; taxes on electricity distribution; stranded costs and levies on financing energy regulatory authorities or market and system operators.

Annual

Environmental taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to air quality and for other environmental purposes; taxes on emissions of CO 2 or other greenhouse gases.

Annual

Nuclear taxes

—

value

—

observation status

Taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the nuclear sector, including nuclear decommissioning, inspections and fees for nuclear installations.

Annual

Other taxes

—

value

—

observation status

All other taxes, fees, levies or charges not covered by any of the previous five categories: support for district heating; local or regional fiscal charges; island compensation; concession fees relating to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other devices.

Annual

The reference period for all components and all sub-components is annual.

Values are specified in national currency per kilowatt-hour.

Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists.

Table 3: Network costs

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Transmission costs

—

percentage

—

observation status

Average relative share of transmission costs for household customers and average relative share of transmission costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs.

Annual

Distribution costs

—

percentage

—

observation status

Average relative share of distribution costs for household customers and average relative share of distribution costs for final non-household customers, expressed as a percentage of total network costs.

Annual

The reference period for the transmission and distribution costs is annual.

Values are specified in percentages.

Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists.

Table 4: Consumption volumes

Field

Remarks

Reporting Frequency

Confidentiality status

Consumption volumes

—

percentage

—

observation status

Relative share of electricity in each consumption band based on the total volume to which the prices refer.

Annual

The reference period for the consumption volumes is annual.

Values are specified in percentages.

Confidentiality and observation statuses are set using standard code lists.