Legal sources on renewable energy

• Electricity Act (Elektriciteitswet 1998 – general law on electricity)
• Wet IB 2001 (Wet van 11 mei 2000 tot vaststelling van de Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001 – Income Tax Act)
• WBM (Wet Belastingen op Milieugrondslag – Act introducing the environmental tax)
• RGO (Regeling garanties van oorsprong voor duurzame elektriciteit – Regulation on the Certificates of 0rigin for Electricity from Renewable Sources)
• EOS (Besluit EOS: demo en transitie-experimenten – EOS Programme: Order on the Allocation of Grants)
• Order EOS 2008 (Regeling vaststelling subsidieplafonds en aanvraagperiodes EOS nieuw energieonderzoek 2008 – Regulation on the Grant Allocation Procedure under the EOS Programme of 2008)
• SDE (Besluit stimulering duurzame energieproductie – Order Incentivating Sustainable Energy Production)
• RAC 2008 (Regeling aanwijzing categorieën duurzame energieproductie 2008 – Regulation on the Categorisation of Sustainable Energy Production)
• Energy List 2009 (Energielijst 2009)

• Price regulation. In the Netherlands, electricity from renewable sources is promoted through a price regulation in terms of bonus payments.
• Fiscal regulation mechanism. The generators of electricity from renewable sources are exempt from the environmental tax, which is levied on electricity consumption (Ecotax). Furthermore, investments in installations that generate electricity from renewable sources are eligible for fiscal benefits (EIA).
• Subsidies. The third pillar of the promotion system is constituted by subsidies for research and innovation projects aiming at introducing renewable energy sources on the market. These subsidies are provided by the EOS Programme.

In the Netherlands, all technologies are eligible for promotion by at least one of the means of promotion. However, each of the means of promotion has a different focus.

In general, only electricity generated within the Netherlands is eligible.

The method of funding depends on the means of promotion.