European Microgrid Concept Stock Code

What is considered a microgrid?

Microgrids considered in this document are alternating current (AC) electrical systems with loads and distributed energy resources (DER) at low or medium voltage level. This document does not cover direct current (DC) microgrids. Microgrids are classified into isolated microgrids and non-isolated microgrids.

Are microgrids legal in the EU?

In the EU, various Member States (MS) have implemented microgrids to test the system, such as the Netherlands, Germany, and Greece. 1 However, EU law lacks a clear legal definition and regulation of microgrids.

Will the EU regulate the third-party model for Microgrid operation?

The European Union (EU) has proposed a directive for Local Energy Communities (LECs) to regulate the third-party model for microgrid operation . It represents a significant step forward, as the third-party model allows for the ownership and operation of microgrids by entities other than traditional energy providers.

What is the legal framework for microgrids?

The legal framework considered in this section are the rules applicable to a CDS or those applicable to a CEC. These provisions are acknowledged to be the ‘existing EU legal provisions that could serve to set up microgrids with as much legal certainty as possible’ (Mauger and Roggenkamp, 2021).

What is the regulatory approach to microgrids?

In addition, the regulatory approach towards microgrids depends on EU Member States granting energy communities the right to manage part of the distribution network, which now depends on the discretion of the Member States.

What are the most common microgrid models in the EU?

Interestingly enough, Soshinskaya wrote in 2014 that for microgrids ‘the most common models in the EU are DSO Monopolies compared to more Free Market and Prosumer models around the world’. 80 This is a particularly paradoxical situation, given that the EU implemented a liberalised electricity market while many non-EU countries did not.