Utilities & Power (Brussels)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Brussels and the EU member nations. This newsletter channel covers power generation and transmission, wind and solar, utilities, midstream companies, batteries and energy storage, LNG, biofuels, as well as nuclear. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#23, 2026)
Commission clears €1bn Slovak cleantech aid; ETS auctioning rules updated; Review of free allowance allocation 2026-2030; Council to discuss energy decarbonisation, European grids.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#22, 2026)
Italian €23bn renewables scheme approved; T-MED launches €25bn Mediterranean energy pact; ETS2 market stability reserve revised; Battery Booster Facility established;
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#21, 2026)
Commission refers Spain and Poland to Court over emissions trading rules; Commission adopts tech sovereignty package for AI, cloud, energy; Delegated Regulation 2026/146 amends gas security risk groups.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#20, 2026)
Commission approves €9bn Spanish capacity mechanism; €15m French State aid for energy-exposed agriculture; Fertiliser tariff suspension adopted; Critical raw materials recovery list issued.
This Week in Energy — Brussels (#19, 2026)
Commission awards €400m for industrial heat decarbonisation; €1.3bn German aid to renewable hydrogen; Fertiliser Action Plan to address energy-driven supply risk.