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Grand Rul­ing Cham­ber for En­er­gy

The amended Energy Industry Act (EnWG), which came into force at the end of 2023/beginning of 2024, provides for the establishment of a "Grand Ruling Chamber for Energy" at the Bundesnetzagentur Section 59(3) EnWG (German).

The legal provisions restrict the area of responsibility to the rules under sections 20 to 23a, sections 24 to 24b and section 28o(3) EnWG.

The Grand Ruling Chamber for Energy issues nationally applicable determinations on the conditions and methods for network access and for determining the tariffs for network access, including cost and incentive regulation.

The Bundesnetzagentur will create the regulatory framework with nationally applicable determinations in consultation with the Committee of representatives of the federal state regulatory authorities [section 54(3) sentence 4 EnWG]. This ensures effective involvement of the regulatory authorities of the federal states. Further information about the Committee and its meetings is available at:
https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Allgemeines/DieBundesnetzagentur/BeiraeteAusschuesse/Laenderausschuss/start.html (in German).

A dedicated unit assists the Grand Ruling Chamber for Energy in its procedures.

Structure of determinations

Structure of determinations

The Bundesnetzagentur has developed two levels of determinations for costs and revenues and incentive regulation under the Grand Ruling Chamber's responsibility.

The determinations at the first level (level 1) are "framework determinations"; they define the key characteristics of the regulatory systems for the different network operator groups. The determinations at the second level (level 2) are "methodology determinations"; these specify the details of the individual elements of each regulatory system.

Determinations relating to individual undertakings or periods (level 3) that are currently issued by the established ruling chambers will remain the responsibility of these ruling chambers.

Levels and description Levels and description

Contact

Bundesnetzagentur
für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen
Grand Ruling Chamber for Energy
Tulpenfeld 4
53113 Bonn

Phone: +49 228 – 14 0
Fax: +49 228 – 14 8872

Email: gbk@bnetza.de

Further information

Energy Industry Act (in German): EnWG

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