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Use of the grid

Abbreviated form of legal sources

  • Law 24/2013
  • RD 1955/2000

Priority to renewable energy

According to article 26.2 of Law 24/2013, electricity from RE installations and, after them, from high-efficiency cogeneration installations, shall have priority of dispatch under equal economic conditions in the market.

Curtailment

The right to access and use the grid may be temporarily restricted only for lack of the necessary capacity, the justification for which shall be based exclusively on criteria of security, regularity or quality of supply (articles 52, 56, and 65 RD 1955/2000).