Data items

Name Reference Source Identifier
Annual daily average of gas-fired generation units' start-ups, EU-27, 2019-2025 Slide 42 Left ACER calculations based on ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Average hourly electricity generation (GWh) Slide 43 Top and middle ACER calculations based on ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Average hourly gas and solar generation profiles, 2019 and 2025 (GWh) Slide 41 ACER calculations based on ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Biomethane production costs, commodity price [gas], and GO prices, 2025 (EUR/MWh) Slide 27 ACER based on S&P Global, ICIS, EEX, and IEA.
Biomethane production in 2023 (TWh) and its share to gas consumption (%) Slide 22 ACER based on GIE, EBA, and Eurostat.
Biomethane supply potential in 2040 per country (bcm) Slide 24 Left ACER based on EBA’s estimations and Gas for Climate.
Biomethane supply potentials per technology in 2030, 2040 and 2050 in the EU (bcm) Slide 24 Right ACER based on EBA’s estimations and Gas for Climate.
Breakdown of emissions in the energy and transport sectors, 2024 (Mt CO2eq) Slide 10 Middle ACER based on EEA and IEA.
Classification* of Member States based on their share of industrial energy demand and the share of natural gas in final energy consumption Slide 51 ACER based on Eurostat.
Comparison of cost estimates for hydrogen by technology, 2024 (EUR/MWh) Slide 80 Right European hydrogen markets based on IEA, and second round of European Hydrogen Bank auctions.
Competitiveness gap for a gas-fired power plant, 2015-2050 (EUR/MWh) Slide 46 ACER calculations based on S&P Global.
Conventional natural gas production versus biomethane production, 2023 (TWh) Slide 23 Right ACER based on EBA and Eurostat.
Cost savings of an industry fully compliant with ETS including carbon prices for natural gas and GO prices for biomethane (EUR/MWh) Slide 28 ACER based on S&P Global, ICIS, and EEX.
Cumulative distribution functions of generation one hour after start-up Slide 90 Top ENTSO-E
Cumulative distribution functions of generation two hours after start-up Slide 90 Bottom ENTSO-E
Current gas prices in 2025 and estimated levelised cost of energy for biomethane and hydrogen by technology (EUR/MWh) Slide 15 ACER based on IEA, ICIS, and Haya Energy.
EU LNG contractual position by 2030 and 2040 - Fit for 55 Demand scenario Slide 83 Top ACER based on data from contracts data from ICIS LNG Edge and S&P Global, EC’s impact assessment for the 2040 climate target, and Strategic Perspectives.
EU LNG contractual position by 2030 and 2040, bcm - REPowerEU demand scenario Slide 83 Bottom ACER based on data from REPowerEU, contracts data from ICIS LNG Edge and S&P Global, EC’s impact assessment for the 2040 climate target, and Strategic Perspectives.
EU gas supply imports – 2020-2025 (TWh) Slide 17 Middle ENTSOG, ICIS.
EU industry final energy consumption (FEC) per energy product, 2014-2023 (TWh) Slide 53 ACER based on Eurostat, code nrg_bal_s.
Electricity supply mix in CAISO on 21 August 2025 Slide 47 Right ACER based on CAISO.
Electrification rate (%), electricity generation (TWh), renewable share in final electricity generation (%), and share of low-carbon electricity in final electricity generation (%) EU, US, and China, 2000-2023 Slide 78 Right ACER based on Eurostat and IEA.
Evolution of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU energy/transport and gas sectors, 2000-2024 (Mt CO2eq) Slide 10 Right ACER based on EEA and IEA.
Evolution of sectoral gas consumption in selected EU Member States, 2017-2024 (TWh) Slide 54 ACER based on Eurostat, ENaGaD, and S&P Global.
Final energy and non-energy consumption (TWh) and share of hydrogen and synthetic fuels (%), EU-27, 2030, 2040 and 2050 Slide 80 Left EC’s impact assessment for the 2040 climate target (Scenario S2)
Final energy consumption per industry NACE 2 activities and energy product, 2023 (TWh) Slide 52 ACER based on Eurostat, code nrg_d_indq_n and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447.
Gas consumption vs biomethane production potential, 2024-2050 (bcm) Slide 32 Left ACER based on data from 2040 climate target’s impact assessment of the European Commission, SolarPower Europe, Wind Europe, EHPA, EBA, Shell, and Agora.
Gas for power dependency for selected EU countries, 2019 and 2024 Slide 40 Left ACER based on Eurostat and ENTSO-E.
Gas import dependency (%) vs biomethane production, 2024-2050 (bcm) Slide 32 Right ACER based on data from 2040 climate target’s impact assessment of the European Commission, SolarPower Europe, Wind Europe, EHPA, EBA, Shell, and Agora.
Gas prices in EU, US, and Asia (EUR/MWh) Slide 17 Right Henry Hub - EIA and TTF/JKM - S&P Global.
Greenhouse gas emissions related to the use of fossil and renewable natural gas in the EU, 2025 (Mt CO2eq) Slide 81 ACER based on 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, The International Council on Clean Transportation, Marconi and Rosa, 2023, Agora.
Greenhouse gas emissions – 2015-2050 (Mt CO2eq) Slide 17 Left EC’s impact assessment for the 2040 climate target
Historical and projected gas consumption in the EU, 2014-2050 (bcm) Slide 14 ACER calculations based on Eurostat and EC’s impact assessment for the 2040 climate target
Hourly generation profile (GWh) and number of start-ups Slide 42 Right ACER calculations based on ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Hours in % when electricity prices were above gas costs Slide 44 ACER based on ENTSO-E Transparency Platform and ICIS.​
Increase in electrification rate (p.p.) and in renewables in final electricity generation (p.p.) EU, US, and China, 2023 vs 2015 Slide 78 Left ACER based on Eurostat and IEA.
Levelised cost of carbon capture for various subsectors across various sources (EUR/tCO2) Slide 82 ACER based on Clean Air Task Force, Malz, Oei, and Herpich 2025, IEA, and Carbon Tracker Initiative.
Methane abatement cost curve of the natural gas segment of the European Union, 2025 Slide 71 Based on data from International Energy Agency (2024) Methane Tracker Database - IEA; as modified by ACER.
Number of start-ups Slide 43 Bottom ACER calculations based on ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Power system emission factor vs avg day-ahead price Slide 39 Left ACER based on EEA and ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Production costs of gas-fired power plants, 2016-2040 (EUR/MWh) Slide 45 ACER calculations based on S&P Global and ICIS.​
REPowerEU targets Slide 13 ACER based on data from European Commission, In focus: Solar energy, Wind Europe, EHPA, EBA, and Shell.
Share of biomethane production to gas consumption if X% of current biogas production were upgraded* (%) Slide 25 ACER based on EBA.
Share of electricity, natural gas and renewables/biofuels of the final energy and non-energy consumption in EU, 2000-2024 (historical) and 2025-2050 (scenarios) Slide 79 ACER based on Eurostat and EC’s 2040 impact assessment, and Ember.
Share of production type, based on carbon intensity factor (%), 2024 Slide 39 Right ACER based on EEA and ENTSO-E transparency platform.
Spot day-ahead carbon price of EU general allowances (EUR/tCO2) Slide 16 ACER based on EEX.
Storage power by technology and status in the EU, 2025 (GW) Slide 47 Left ACER based on JRC
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by sector, 2024 (Mt CO2eq) Slide 10 Left ACER based on EEA and IEA.
Trade exposure index for selected countries and the CBAM sectors (%) Slide 56 ACER based on World Bank Group and OECD policy brief: What to expect from the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?, 2025.
Volatility indicator, 2019 and 2024 Slide 40 Right ACER based on Eurostat and ENTSO-E.
Volume-weighted methane emissions of EU natural gas imports by supply origin (kt CH4 – left axis) and natural gas imports in the EU by supply origin (TWh – right axis), 2025 Slide 63 ACER based on Kayrros Methane Watch, ENTSOG, and ICIS.