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

Join us on April 16, 2025, at the Fondation Universitaire in Brussels (11 rue d’Egmont/Egmontstraat, 1000 Brussels) for an insightful workshop on electricity tariffs in the context of the energy transition. This workshop brings together researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the evolution of electricity retail tariffs in the context of the energy transition. Broadly defined as including the 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 is to contextualise ongoing research in this domain by engaging with relevant stakeholders.

Program:

• 14:00-14:30: Setting the stage: the electricity bill in Belgium
• 14:30-15:45: Panel 1: How to structure retail tariffs to foster demand-side flexibility? This panel will explore current developments in retail tariff structures (time-of-use, capacity tariffs, etc.) and the implicit flexibility which they can encourage
• 16:15-17:30: Panel 2: How to finance the grid that we need for the energy transition? This panel will explore the investment needs of system operators to adapt the grid to the changes in electricity consumption and production that the energy transition involves, as well as the financing of such investments through electricity network tariffs.

A networking reception will follow, starting at 17:30. Register now to engage with experts and stakeholders in shaping electricity tariffs fit for the energy transition.