Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
15 Fte (19)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
EU Transparency Register
210455010135-08 First registered on 06 Dec 2012
Goals / Remit
We are a global, non-profit team of experts focused on the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the power and natural gas sectors, providing technical and policy assistance to policymakers and regulators on a broad range of energy and environmental issues. Many of RAP’s principals and senior associates are former regulators. We have expertise in regulatory and market policies that promote economic efficiency, environmental protection, system reliability and fair allocation of system benefits among consumers. While RAP’s advice to public officials is always independent, we also provide educational and technical assistance to other stakeholders, including consumer and environmental groups, utilities and business associations. We are primarily funded by foundations and federal contracts.
Main EU files targeted
Energy demand side management; Renewable energy policy; Power market regulation; Energy efficiency policy; Internal Energy Market; E-transportation; fossil fuel alternatives; ETS.
Address
Head Office
State Street, 50
Montpellier VT 05602
UNITED STATESEU Office
Rue de la Science 23
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
19
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 75% 10 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
15
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Philip BAKER 16 Jun 2018 15 Jun 2019 Mr Christos KOLOKATHIS 15 Jun 2018 15 Jun 2019 Complementary Information
Total number of staff =19
All working in field of activities mentioned above including 1 regional coordinatorPerson 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
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee) https://www.eceee.org/
Member organisations
Coalition for energy savings https://energycoalition.eu/
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
4,229,667€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Grants, Public financing
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Climate Foundation 1,518,522€ Contribution Belgian Ministry of Energy 22,204€ Contribution Children's Investment Fund Foundation 29,038€ Contribution Environmental Energy Law Foundation 14,414€ Contribution European Commission DG ENER 15,000€ Contribution Fraunhofer Institute 57,663€ Contribution European Commission Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and LIFE grants 293,505€ Contribution Other grants 2,279,321€ Other financial info
N/A
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert Group on the exchange of information on Best Available Techniques related to industrial emissions (IED Article 13 Forum)#E02611#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2611 #Member #C#Civil society#Expert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')#E03321#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3321 #Not a member #C#Academia/Research#Sub-group on best practices of public authorities to support the deployment of recharging infrastructure
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
RAP typically disseminates its own publications and material as well as information about its projects through its website (https://www.raponline.org/), newsletter and social media channels, namely Twitter and LinkedIn. RAP participates in public events to present its reports and to discuss related issues with policy makers and a variety of stakeholders.
Selection of RAP publications on the above-mentioned EU policies in 2022:
• EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025;
• The perfect fit: Shaping the Fit for 55 package to drive a climate-compatible heat pump market;
• Price shock absorber: Temporary electricity price relief during times of gas market crisis;
• The time is now: smart charging of electric vehicles;
• How much insulation is needed? A low-consumption, smart comfort standard for existing buildings;
• Owning the future: A framework of regulations for decarbonising owner-occupied homes in Scotland;
• The joy of flex: Embracing household demand-side flexibility as a power system resource for Europe;
• Power System Blueprint;
• Boosting the EU energy savings obligation;
• Electrifying last-mile delivery: A total cost of ownership comparison of battery-electric and diesel trucks in Europe;
• Revitalising EU-Ukraine cross-border infrastructure for a secure, clean energy future;
• Levelling the playing field: Aligning heating energy taxes and levies in Europe with climate goals;
• The clash with gas: Should it stay or should it go?
• Metrics matter: Efficient renewable heating and cooling in the Renewable Energy Directive;
• Turning off the gas: Stronger and coherent EU policy to accelerate the fossil gas phaseout;
• Getting the hydrogen network we need for decarbonisation;
• Cleaning up heat: The changing economics for heat pumps in Poland;
• A policy toolkit for global mass heat pump deployment;
• Options for the better integration of demand-side resources;
• Good COP/Bad COP: Balancing fabric efficiency, flow temperatures and heat pumps;
• Taking the burn out of heating for low-income households;
• Power Outage Rapid Response Toolkit;
• Standards for EV smart charging: A guide for local authorities;
• Electricity market reform, beyond the gas crisis.
These reports and more material are available on our website.Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
6 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.
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Date 04 Jul 2023 Location video-call Subject Electricity Market Design Reform Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2022 Location videoconference Subject US-EU Task Force Convening: energy efficiency and energy savings. The California Energy Commission, ACEEE, ASE, Advanced Energy Economy, Arcadia, ComEd, Octopus Energy, OhmConnect, OPower, Uplight and the Covenant of Mayors also participated. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - smartEn Smart Energy Europe
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited
- DR4EU
- Eurelectric aisbl
- Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
- APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe)
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Date 23 May 2016 Location Brussels, Berl Subject Energy Union governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings