Italian Clean Technology

Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (Autorit� per l'energia elettrica e il gas or AEEG) is an independent body established under Law 481 of 14 November 1995 to regulate and control the electricity and gas sectors. An independent authority body is a public body which makes its own decisions under the terms of its founding law, procedures and regulations. It enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the government in its judgements and evaluations. Its regulatory powers include the setting of tariffs and the definition of service quality standards and the technical and economic conditions governing access and interconnections to the networks for those services where technical, legal or other constraints would interfere with normal competitive market conditions and the ability of the market to protect the interests of users and consumers.

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The task of the Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas is to pursue two main objectives as laid down in Law 481/95: "guaranteeing the promotion of competition and efficiency" while "ensuring adequate service quality standards" in the electricity and gas sectors. These objectives are to be pursued by ensuring "uniform availability and distribution of services throughout the country, by establishing a transparent and reliable tariff system based on pre-defined criteria and by promoting the interests of users and consumers". The tariff system is required "to reconcile the economic and financial goals of electricity and gas operators with general social goals, and with environmental protection and the efficient use of resources". Public authorities and companies are bound to supply the authority with news and information as well as to collaborate in the accomplishment of its functions.