Review of the electricity market design in the context of the energy union: the role of regions

Claude Crampes is a CERRE Honorary Research Fellow. He is Professor emeritus at the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE). He is also a senior researcher at the Institut D’Economie Industrielle (IDEI). Mr Crampes previously served as a member of the economic council of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (1999-2001) and as consultant for the World Bank (1995, 1998, 2005). During his time at IDEI, he was mainly involved in partnerships with Iberdrola (1993-2000) and EDF (since 2001).

His research interests include network  economics, industrial economics and the economics of intellectual property.

In the field of energy conservation, his works have been published in Resource and Energy Economics, The Electricity Journal, Energy Economics, the Journal of Network Industries, The Energy Journal, the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, the International Journal of Industrial Organization and in the Revista Española de Economía. Mr Crampes holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Toulouse in 1975

Professor Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr is Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo. In addition to numerous academic positions, Nils-Henrik has chaired or served as a member of government committees both in his native Norway and internationally; he continues to provide expert advice to private companies and government institutions around the world on energy, as well as other issues. His research interests include microeconomics, industrial economics, regulation and competition policy.

Graeme Steele is a senior executive with thirty years’ experience in the European energy sector across the electricity and gas markets.

Prior to forming GES Energy Consulting Limited in August 2015, he held various senior management roles in National Grid, ranging from developing and operating major interconnector projects, to establishing a Brussels Office, influencing energy market integration and design, leading regulatory tariff reviews, designing transmission network charging systems, and leading the start-up of a telecoms infrastructure business. Graeme was also involved in the privatisation project which split up Great Britain’s energy industry in the early 1990s.

He has been a Director of National Grid Wireless, National Grid Interconnector Holdings, National Grid Interconnectors Ltd, National Grid Belgium and BritNed, the Joint Venture that operates the interconnector between Great Britain and The Netherlands.

He has also held a number of senior executive positions at EU level, namely: founding Chairman of the Board of ENTSO-E (the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity); founding Board member of ENTSOG (the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas); and Board member of Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).