16 April 2025: Research Meets Policy Workshop: “What electricity tariffs for the energy transition?”, in Bruxelles, Belgium

• 16 April 2025: Research Meets Policy Workshop: “What electricity tariffs for the energy transition?”, in Bruxelles, Belgium

On April 16, 2025, at the Fondation Universitaire in Brussels, the DemandFlex project organized an insightful workshop on electricity tariffs in the context of the energy transition. This workshop brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the evolution of electricity retail tariffs within the context of the energy transition.

Broadly defined as including commodity prices, network tariffs, taxes, and surcharges, retail tariffs are a central topic in current energy debates. Newly formed governments are keen to ensure the affordability of electricity bills at all levels of the retail market. Conversely, retail tariffs can be employed as implicit flexibility signals to encourage consumption changes and defer some network investments. The objective of this workshop was to contextualize ongoing research in this domain by engaging with relevant stakeholders.

The workshop featured an opening speech by Marie Beudels, followed by two panel discussions moderated by Professor Estelle Cantillon and Professor Emmanuel Slautsky, and concluding remarks by Professor Pierre Henneaux. The event ended with a networking reception.

Key points from the opening speech are summarized in the framing document of the workshop, available here: Framing Document: Electricity Tariffs for the Energy Transition.

The key takeaways from the workshop discussions were summarized in a policy recommendation document, available here: Policy Recommendations - Research Meets Policy - Retail Tariffs.

The members of the DemandFlex project would like to thank all the participants for their engagement throughout the event and the discussions that took place across the panels. The contributions of the participants helped shape a rich exchange of ideas on how retail electricity tariffs can support both flexibility and grid investment in the context of the energy transition.