Legal sources on renewable energy

• Elektriciteitswet 1998
• Netcode Voorwaarden als bedoeld in artikel 31, lid 1, sub a van de Elektriciteitswet 1998 (Netcode)
• TarievenCode Elektriciteit. Gewijzigd vastgesteld door de Raad van Bestuur van de NMa bij besluit van 10 juli 2007, nr. 102674/6 (TarievenCode Elektriciteit)

These provisions are of a general nature. There aren’t any special regulations for electricity generated from renewable energy sources.

The plant operator is entitled to connection to the grid on the part of the grid operator by contract. The grid operator is obliged to enter this contract (Art. 23 Abs.1 Elektriciteitswet). There aren’t any privileges for plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources, e.g. in terms of a priority connection.

By contract, the plant operator is entitled to grid usage to be granted by the grid operator. The grid operator is obliged to conclude a grid usage contract with the plant operator (Art. 24 par.1 Elektriciteitswet). Electricity from renewable energy sources is not given priority like e.g. in terms of entitlement to purchase.

The contract on access to the grid and grid usage may also include the plant operator’s entitlement to grid expansion, if this is necessary to guarantee access to or usage of the grid. However, apart from rights deriving from the contract, the plant operator is not entitled to grid expansion on the part of the grid operator. The grid operator is obliged to expand his grid according to general principles (Art. 16 Elektriciteitswet). Plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources are not given priority.