Energy sharing

ELTS

Energy sharing is allowed, however, not much regulated in the current law. Energy sharing is can be understood as selling and transmitting electricity outside of one’s principal activity within the boundaries of a building or immovable (Art. 15, ELTS).

Energy sharing is possible within the boundaries of one building or immovable, to all persons who lawfully use that building or immovable (Art. 15, ELTS).

The person selling and transmitting electricity needs to entirely own the building or immovable, within the boundaries of which electricity is shared. The production of electricity is simplified, as obtaining an electricity production authorization from the Competition Authority is not needed (Art. 15, 22 ELTS).
There are some provisions in the general electricity market regulation which also ease the market access for communities practicing energy sharing.
For instance, producers and sellers who generate electricity at generating installations which they own and which have a total net capacity of up to 200 kW are exempted from some regulations which apply to other electricity producers and sellers. First, they do not need to be legal person registered in the European Economic Area to perform as an electricity undertaking. Second, they are exempted from the requirement to have a share capital of at least EUR 31,950 which applies to other electricity market producers and sellers (Art 15, ELTS).

• Energy sharing: Relevant