Increasing electricity generation from renewable sources

The objective of this reform is to support a faster expansion of electricity generation from renewable sources.

It consists in simplifying the procedures for the installation and connection of renewable energy sources.

In particular, the legal acts shall:
- simplify the permitting procedures for renewable energy installations generating electricity by introducing deadlines for issuance of permits in order to ensure the grid connection procedure does not exceed 6 months and accountability procedures in case of delays in the issuance of grid connection permits by distribution and transmission system operators; 
- enable the designation of priority zones for onshore wind parks;
- simplify the permitting procedure for solar photovoltaic installations for own use up to 1 MW by introducing a notification regime for grid connection without requiring the issuance of an opinion by the distribution system operator and phasing out the obligations to declare excise duty for self-generation and to register a tax warehouse.

Furthermore, legal acts shall: 
- adopt a plan designating priority zones for onshore wind, jointly identifying at least 2 GW of aggregated deployment potential for onshore wind energy production;
- extend the period of validity of the TSO/DSO opinion on the connection of onshore wind power plants;  
-  provide for sharing transmission capacity between multiple renewable energy sources based on criteria and agreements reached between the parties; 
- facilitate the licensing procedure for the activity of electricity distribution in a grid serving integrated energy sites, which are not self-connected to an electricity grid; 
- adopt a methodology for calculating the quantities of electricity produced, distributed for consumption and sold in relation to renewable self-consumption and renewable energy communities; 
- amend trading rules for energy communities and renewable self-consumption.