SERN

The Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) facilitates exchange of experience and knowledge between regulators and government officials on policy and regulatory mechanisms that promote and accelerate the development of sustainable energy. SERN is co-ordinated by the Centre for Management under Regulation at Warwick University in the UK.

The SERN aims to:

• secure greater understanding of the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy amongst energy regulators and government departments;
• secure regulatory mechanisms (e.g. price controls, network development incentives etc) that incentivise energy efficiency, renewable energy and distributed generation.
  

SERN activities include:

• This networking and communication facility which acts as a focal and link point for information on renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation geared to the needs of energy regulators and others with an interest in energy regulation.
• A course on sustainable energy and regulation and case studies of regulation as it affects sustainable energy now developed as a training package (see http://toolkits.reeep.org/)
• A literature review (see community part/members area of SERN)
• A glossary of key terms in sustainable energy regulation (see “publications”).
• The coordination of a policy and regulatory review (the 2008 report covers 80 countries, see “publications” or the Policy Database ONLINE) http://www.reeep.org/9353/policy-db.htm
• Facilitating contacts between regulators and policy makers.
• Running training courses, seminars and other events in collaboration with REEEP regional secretariats, REEEP partners and others.

SERN newsletter is disseminated to more than 450 individual members from energy regulatory agencies, government departments, consultants, academics and other stakeholders with an interest in regulation. Members are drawn from all continents.

SERN works with the main associations of regulators of the energy sector in African countries, Caribbean countries and Eastern European countries. SERN also organises workshops for regulators in India with its partner TERI.