A description of terms in Organisation Type.
Business/Industry
All kinds of commercial private actors.
Energy suppliers
Actors that sell energy to consumers.
European Union
Grid operator
The entities that are in charge of the electricity/gas/heating grid operation. In the liberalised model, these entities are not allowed to be energy suppliers.
Local government
These are municipalities.
National government
The national government of a country.
NGO
Non-profit organisations.
Regional government
Larger sub-national governments, which could be called provinces, regions or states depending on the country.
Regulator
The regulator is the entity that regulates the energy markets, primarily the electricity and gas markets.