Power companies want to charge consumers more for using electricity during peaks
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Power companies want to charge consumers more for using electricity during peaks

NL Times  

Grid operators want to charge households more for using electricity at peak times, according to a plan that they submitted to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets. Last week, it emerged that solving the jammed power grid will cost a massive 195 billion euros. But the power companies point out that not everyone will benefit from the thicker cables because not everyone has a gas-free home with a private car charging station, solar panels, and a heat pump. Higher charges for peak time use can also lower the costs for strengthening the power grid, the power companies argue.

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Grid companies suggest higher fees for peak period electricity
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Grid companies suggest higher fees for peak period electricity

Dutch News  

Some Dutch electricity grid companies are considering introducing an electricity surcharge for peak period usage in an effort to ensure enough capacity remains in the system, the Telegraaf reported on Friday. The paper said umbrella group Netbeheer Nederland last year asked the ACM consumer watchdog to look the option of a lower charge for off-peak usage. Earlier this week, it …

Jammed power grid, energy transition will cost Netherlands €195 billion: report
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Jammed power grid, energy transition will cost Netherlands €195 billion: report

NL Times  

Solving all the problems on the Netherlands' jammed power grid will cost an investment of 195 billion euros over the next 15 years, according to the results of an interdepartmental policy study into the electricity infrastructure, which are in the Telegraaf’s possession. The massive bill to get the Dutch energy infrastructure back in order is not even the worst-case scenario, …

Consumer authority looks again at fees for solar panel owners
7 months, 1 week ago

Consumer authority looks again at fees for solar panel owners

Dutch News  

The Dutch consumers authority ACM says it is again looking at the fees which solar panel owners have to pay to deliver excess electricity back to the national grid. The ACM earlier looked into the fees charged by the four biggest energy suppliers and concluded that they were not unreasonable, given the costs that the companies make. The previous government …

Citizens must do more to combat the strain on the electricity grid, experts say
1 year, 4 months ago

Citizens must do more to combat the strain on the electricity grid, experts say

NL Times  

Not only companies but also consumers should do more to relieve the burden on the entire electricity grid and thus make the energy transition more successful, two energy professors told ANP. Energy economics professor Machiel Mulder from the University of Groningen and energy technology professor David Smeulders from TU Eindhoven see this as one of the solutions to the grid …

Ofgem seeks views on how to encourage people to switch to off-peak power use
1 year, 7 months ago

Ofgem seeks views on how to encourage people to switch to off-peak power use

The Independent  

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