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July 10, 2026

New Contract Paves the Way for Faster Electricity Connections for Businesses 

With the revised Capacity Management Contract (CSC), grid operators and business organizations are taking an important step toward making better use of the electricity grid. Together, they have addressed the main barriers that businesses faced in this congestion management contract […]
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July 9, 2026

Stedin's Innovation-Driven Flextender

Stedin is exploring how best to structure a new, innovative flex tender using CO2-free alternatives. The grid operator issues flex tenders to address grid congestion […]
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July 7, 2026

House of Representatives Seeks Solution to Double Energy Tax on Home Batteries

The House of Representatives has passed a motion by Henk-Jan Oosterhuis (D66) calling on the government to explore how double energy taxation on electricity storage for small-scale consumers […]
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July 2, 2026

European Market Research: Strong Growth in Battery Capacity; the Netherlands Leads the Way in Behind-the-Meter Storage

European battery capacity is projected to reach nearly 500 GWh by 2030. LCPDelta reports these figures in its annual *European Market Monitor on Energy Storage*, commissioned by […]
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July 1, 2026

The continued growth of wind and solar energy requires space and decisive action

Work is still underway on new projects for wind energy, solar energy, and energy storage, but development has stalled. This is evident from the progress report of the NP […]
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June 30, 2026

European Commission Reaches Ambitious Agreement to Accelerate Growth to 45 GW of Storage Capacity

On March 19, the European Commission decided to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy and energy storage to reduce dependence on the volatile fossil fuel market […]
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June 29, 2026

Smart control of home batteries and other systems is intended to reduce the load on the power grid

Regional grid operators Enexis, Liander, and Stedin, along with energy suppliers Eneco, Essent, Vattenfall, Frank Energie, and Zonneplan, have announced that they will expand their collaboration to fully […]
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June 22, 2026

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Decision: Introduction of a Central Capacity Mechanism with a Focus on CO2 Requirements

The government has opted for a centralized capacity mechanism to ensure security of supply starting in 2028. This is evident from the letter to Parliament dated June 19. TenneT recommended […]
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Jun 3, 2026

Gas Market and Security of Supply Commission debate: ESNL calls for appropriate design choices capacity mechanism

Thursday, June 4, members of Parliament's Climate and Green Growth Committee will debate security of supply. An important topic; TenneT's Security of Supply Monitor (2025) shows [...]
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May 27, 2026

House of Representatives calls for tighter monitoring on energy storage

The House of Representatives today tabled a series of motions during the two-minute debate on grid congestion and energy infrastructure to contribute to a faster, smarter and future-proof [...]
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May 18, 2026

The energy transition does not start at the socket, but in our heads

The energy transition is often seen as a technical issue. More cables, heavier transformers, smarter software. And that is partly true, because that technology [...]
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May 7, 2026

Energy Storage NL presents five-point plan to cabinet

Energy Storage NL met yesterday with Minister Stientje van Veldhoven and State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat of Economic Affairs and Climate. During the meeting, the focus was [...]
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May 7, 2026

ESNL call: careful design choices important for energy storage in capacity mechanism

The security of supply of the Dutch energy system is coming under increasing pressure. In the Monitor Supply Security 2025, TenneT concludes that the Netherlands will be too [...] from 2033 onwards.
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May 4, 2026

New net retail tariff system: what does it mean local energy storage?

Network operators today submitted a proposal for a new time-varying network tariff system expected to apply to households and small businesses with a [...]
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May 1, 2026

Energy Storage NL warns: ACM feed-in tariff should not undermine value of energy storage

The ACM announced this week that it will further elaborate on the gradual introduction of the feed-in tariff. With this, the ACM is responding to the consultation on the [...]