Home of Representatives approves new Power Act for ‘higher shopper safety’

The Dutch Home of Representatives has overwhelmingly accepted the invoice for the brand new Power Act, which ought to change the present Electrical energy Act from 1998. The invoice nonetheless must be accepted by the Senate earlier than it may be handed. the legislation formally.

Of the 150 members within the Home of Representatives, solely 9 politicians voted in opposition to the invoice. Solely the SP, Discussion board Democracy and JA21 voted in opposition to it. This may very well be a sign of the Senate’s response to the invoice.

Sure in accordance with the central authorities working for years to switch the present Gasoline Act and Electrical energy Act. Local weather and Power Minister Rob Jetten stated: “Our power provide can not be in comparison with what we had 20 years in the past, however many laws nonetheless date again to the that point.” The brand new legislation requires updating power laws.

The invoice states, amongst different issues, that power suppliers should provide a hard and fast mannequin contract of at the least one yr. As well as, the circumstances and the bill of those firms have to be clearer to customers.

The invoice additionally introduces new guidelines for knowledge alternate. This knowledge have to be simpler to see for customers, but in addition simpler to share with, for instance, worth comparability websites and power consumption managers. Within the press launch that is known as higher administration of ‘protected knowledge alternate between grid operators, power suppliers and prospects’.