PC_2023_E_07 - Public consultation on the amendments to the electricity grid connection network codes

Since the development of the first European grid connection codes in 2012, there have been important policy developments in decarbonising Europe’s energy and transport sectors.

The revisions of grid connection network codes are needed to update the existing regulatory framework to ensure Europe’s interconnected power system adapts to emerging trends, such as increasing number of electricity storage modules, electrical charging points for e-vehicles, or the proliferation of distributed energy resources.

In September 2022, the European Commission asked ACER to initiate the process of amending the existing European network codes. Since then, ACER has:

• published a Policy Paper;

• launched an initial public consultation to gather amendment proposals from stakeholders;

• held workshops on different technical topics; and

• developed concrete amendment proposals to the network codes for stakeholders' consultation.

ACER ran a Public Consultation to gather stakeholders’ views on concrete amendment proposals on two European electricity grid connection network codes:

• Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of Generators; and 

• Network Code on Demand Connection.

Stakeholders could submit their comments separately, to one or both network codes.

The public consultation ran from 17 July to 25 September 2023.

• Survey questions for the public consultation and consulted documents on the network code on demand connection.

• Survey questions for the public consultation and consulted documents on the network code on requirements for grid connection of generators. 

• ACER Policy Paper on the revision of the network code on requirements for grid connection of generators and the network code on demand connection.

• Privacy statement.

Based on the input from the summer consultation, ACER issued a recommendation for amendments to the European Commission in December 2023.