Understand How Market Competitive Intensity Will Drive Customer Switching in Europe.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48537) has announced the addition of European Utilities Switching Forecasts to their offering.

Despite the imposition of the first phase of the EU directives in July 2004 and the European Commissions aim of bringing about a single European energy market, there are still wide variations in competitive conditions in Europe's energy markets. These differences impact all elements of the value chain from wholesale supply procurement and transportation right through to end-user switching.

Scope of this title:

Switching forecasts to 2008 for electricity and gas in the residential and business segments. The switching forecasts presented in this report are driven by our utility Market Competitive Index (MCI).

Reasons to order your copy:

Forecast switching in 20 European markets - Understand how market competitive intensity will drive customer switching

Topics Covered:

OUR VIEW
CATALYST
SUMMARY
ANALYSIS
Introduction
Our MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the development
 of energy Market Competitive Intensity
The MCI Index shows how attractive a particular market is to new
 entrants in terms of the competitive environment
The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three
 broad clusters: Market framework
Supplier Push
Customer Pull.
The MCI Index measures the development of 20 diverse European gas and
 power markets
The MCI Index assesses markets in December 2006 and on 1st July 2008
 in addition to driving a market switching forecast
Each of the nine pillars has an assessment scale to allow for the
 comparison of diverse markets (see appendix for more details)
Two differing overall MCI scores are calculated to ensure full clarity
 of results
The MCI framework has a number of applications for your organization
Switching data
Switching summary
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
UK
APPENDIX
Definitions
Ask the analyst

List of Tables
Table 1: 2008 Switching Forecast

List of Figures
Figure 1: MCI Assessment Scale
Figure 2: MCI Assessment Framework
Figure 3: MCI Market Coverage
Figure 4: MCI Scales
Figure 5: MCI Applications
Figure 6: 2008 Switching Forecast, electricity
Figure 7: 2008 Switching Forecast, gas
Figure 8: Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator
Figure 9: Scale for MCI Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access
Figure 10: Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Balancing and
           Data Transfer
Figure 11: Scale for MCI Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation
Figure 12: Scale for MCI Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation
Figure 13: Scale for MCI Assessment, Traded Market Maturity
Figure 14: Scale for MCI Assessment, Traded Market Maturity
Figure 15: Scale for MCI Assessment, Access to Market Information and
           Assistance
Figure 16: Scale for MCI Assessment, Consumer Representation
Figure 17: Scale for MCI Assessment, Propensity to Switch

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Source: Datamonitor