Lobbying and policy
Surpl engages constructively with policymakers to advance fair, workable community energy rules in Ireland and the EU.
We support clear rules that make it easier for households, communities, and small businesses to participate in energy sharing, flexibility, and local generation without unnecessary complexity.
What we advocate for
Clear transposition of RED II active consumer and self-consumption rights
We support practical implementation of RED II principles for active consumers, self-consumers, and jointly acting participants so households and communities can benefit from generation, storage, flexibility, and local energy participation.
Workable rules for local energy communities
We advocate for proportionate, usable rules for renewable and local energy communities in Ireland, including frameworks that support community participation, local benefit, and realistic implementation rather than purely theoretical rights.
Accessible smart-meter data under ESB Networks’ SMDAC programme
We support secure, customer-authorised, and practical access to smart-meter data so households and trusted service providers can use data to improve energy decisions, support flexibility, and reduce costs.
Transparent pathways for community trading and future peer-to-peer models
We support regulatory clarity around local sharing, community energy exchange, and future peer-to-peer electricity models, with strong consumer protections and transparent settlement rules.
Our approach
Surpl is compliance-first. We engage on policy to help shape rules that are workable, transparent, and grounded in the real needs of households and communities.
We publish our policy positions and disclose our engagement in line with our transparency principles and, where applicable, Ireland’s lobbying transparency rules.
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