In the event of an overcrowded power grid, grid managers may, from a social point of view, deviate from the rule that parties who have reported first should also be the first to connect. Housing associations, security services, schools and healthcare can therefore be given priority over other parties, regulator ACM announced on Thursday.
Grid operators announced earlier this week that they are struggling with large users of the power grid. For example, many fields with solar panels are installed in places where little energy is consumed. That is why extra power cables have to be laid.
Enexis, one of the six network operators, even announced that it no longer wants to connect those solar parks and would rather work for other customers who are on the waiting list for the power network.
ACM has now announced that network operators of the first come, first servedrule from the Electricity Grid Code may deviate in areas where ‘transport scarcity’ prevails. The regulator will not intervene if network operators can explain why they give priority.
In the coming months, ACM and network operators will discuss how they can give priority. Ultimately, objective criteria must be established for this.
