Recent geopolitical and environmental events have created a new urgency for a just energy transition and a socially inclusive modernization of the energy sector. This article critically evaluates the extent to which Article 194(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as the competence provision of EU energy law, is congruent with the energy justice framework emerging from social sciences. It establishes the substantive scope and justiciability of Article 194(1) TFEU, including the legal principles and so-called ‘guiding principles’ of the provision relating to the internal market, environmental protection, and energy solidarity. The article analyzes the potential and shortcomings of Article 194(1) TFEU in contributing to more equitable decision-making processes in EU energy law. It concludes by evaluating the provision as a regulatory instrument that facilitates the (re)balancing of competing interests of the energy sector. This research further concludes that social considerations of energy justice cannot be sufficiently addressed through Article 194(1) TFEU.

最近的地缘政治和环境事件给公正的能源转型和能源部门的社会包容性现代化带来了新的紧迫性。本文批判性地评估了《欧盟运作条约》(TFEU) 第 194(1) 条作为欧盟能源法的权限条款与社会科学中出现的能源正义框架的一致程度。它确立了 TFEU 第 194(1) 条的实质性范围和可审理性，包括与内部市场、环境保护和能源团结相关的条款的法律原则和所谓的“指导原则”。本文分析了 TFEU 第 194(1) 条在促进欧盟能源法决策过程更加公平方面的潜力和缺点。最后，它评估了该条款作为促进能源部门竞争利益（重新）平衡的监管工具的作用。本研究进一步得出结论，能源正义的社会考虑因素无法通过 TFEU 第 194(1) 条得到充分解决。