EU DSO Entity

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Registration as it was on 07 May 2024
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Overview

Lobbying Costs

50,000€ - 99,999€

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.4 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

4

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    EU DSO Entity   (DSO Entity)

    EU Transparency Register

    479956248822-45 First registered on 30 Jan 2023

    Goals / Remit

    DSO Entity is an organisation with an official mandate to work on the development of electricity network codes, as provided by the Electricity Market Regulation (2019/943/EU).

    DSO Entity represents nearly 900 electricity Distribution System Operators (DSOs) members regardless of their size, connecting over 250 million customers in 27 EU Member States. We unite DSOs to deliver a just transition to a CO2-neutral energy system, ensuring security of supply with future-proof network codes and enhanced collaboration between TSOs and DSOs.

    DSO Entity is committed to ensuring balanced representation of electricity DSOs in the European Union. It also commits to being transparent in all its work and providing a platform where members can contribute to drafting network codes, provide neutral expertise and share knowledge.

    Main EU files targeted

    DSO Entity works on energy and climate files:

    - Network Code on Demand Response ( Distributed flexibility)
    - Existing Network Codes (Grid Connection network Codes)
    - Implementing Regulation on electricity metering and consumption data
    - Related implementing acts on data access and interoperability (switching and demand-response)
    - Reform of Electricity Market Design
    - EU Grid Action Plan

    DSO Entity also works on digitalising the energy system, as well as improving grid infrastructures:
    - Network Code Cybersecurity
    - Digital Twin and Smart Grid Indicators
    - Ten Years Network Development Plan (TYNDP)

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue de Tervueren118A
    Bruxelles 1050
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Rue du Luxembourg, 3 (Nordic House)
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

    https://www.eudsoentity.eu/

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    10%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.4

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Dec 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Elisa SCHENNER 05 Jul 2024 05 Jul 2026
    Pieter VERMAAT 06 Jun 2024 06 Jun 2026
    Stefania FACCO 06 Jun 2024 06 Jun 2026
    Claire VANDEWALLE 06 Jun 2024 06 Jun 2026
    Stefania FACCO 07 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024
    Pieter VERMAAT 07 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024
    Elisa SCHENNER 08 Jul 2023 05 Jul 2024
    Claire VANDEWALLE 07 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024

    Complementary Information

    DSO Entity is in contact with the EU institutions regarding the tasks which fall under the scope of its mandate as provided under the Electricity Market Regulation (2019/943/EU), especially the development of Network Codes and Guidelines, and other mandatory assignments deriving from the EU institutions (see more details under heading 9).

    DSO Entity is also in close interaction with the EU institutions on the implementation and delivery of the mandatory tasks assigned to the association, and, if necessary, on the development of derived legislation. Furthermore, DSO Entity maintains contacts with the EU institutions regarding potential adaptations of existing EU regulations and upcoming legislation relevant to its mandate with a potential impact on the association’s future tasks.

    We have reasonably estimated that 0.4 FTE represents the time and work spent on the activities covered by the Register, including our Secretary General and other key staff members.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    DSO Entity is not affiliated with any other bodies.

    Member organisations

    List of members available on our website: https://www.eudsoentity.eu/fr/about-us#member-map

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    50,000€ - 99,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    50,000€ - 99,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    DSO Entity is involved in events, workshops, and webinars on the above related topics.

    Also:

    - Signature of Memorandum of Understanding jointly with ENTSO-E (2022)
    - Signature of Declaration of Intent on digitalising the energy system jointly with ENTSO-E and the European Commission (2022)
    - Joint declaration on protecting consumer's during winter (2022)
    - Joint proposal of Network Code on Cybersecurity with ENTSO-E (2022)
    - Pact of Engagement (EU Grid Action Plan)

    DSO Entity, as part of its mandate, is committed to share best practices and expertise (Knowledge Sharing) among its members and with external stakeholders.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    2 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

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