EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report analyzes how EU regulations impact automation tools for renewable energy sharing, focusing on Work Package 4 Tasks 4.1 and 4.3 of the project. It assesses three key regulatory frameworks: the recently adopted EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the EU legal framework for peer-to-peer energy trading, specifically the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Internal Market for Electricity Directive (IMED). The analysis also addresses the Brussels legal landscape for energy sharing.

The report clarifies the distinct uses of AI Proxy concepts across different work packages and develops a precautionary approach to ensure the coordination mechanism respects fundamental rights. It examines its broader implications, unpacking the assumptions and politics involved in designing the mechanism and its potential use in other contexts. It also provides COOMEP partners with key legal concepts regarding privacy, data protection, and AI to assess potential impacts on users’ privacy and personal data.

The report provides a state-of-the-art analysis of legal conceptualizations of privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence (AI) within the context of energy sharing through proxies. The analysis is organized around three legislative domains: data protection, artificial intelligence, and energy market regulations. Each section explores specific requirements and implications for the project’s coordination mechanism.

 

This report is part of the CPC-FARI 2022 project ‘Coordination mechanisms for the sharing of energy through proxies, from the user to general guidelines’. Find out more about the project here.