Defined terms — Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (Text with EEA relevance)
European Union · 32005L0089 · 192 provisions
4 defined in this instrument.
balance between supply and demand — the satisfaction of foreseeable demands of consumers to use electricity without the need to enforce measures to reduce consumption (d)
operational network security — the continuous operation of the transmission and, where appropriate, the distribution network under foreseeable circumstances (c)
regulatory authority — the regulatory authorities in Member States, as designated in accordance with Article 23 of Directive 2003/54/EC (a)
security of electricity supply — the ability of an electricity system to supply final customers with electricity, as provided for under this Directive (b)