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The operators of power generation plants are entitled to connection to the grid without any operator being discriminated against. This principle also applies to the operators of renewable energy plants. In contrast to plants generating electricity from conventional sources, renewable energy plants need not be authorised for production. The cost of connection of a plant to the grid shall be borne by the plant operator.

The operators of power generation plants are generally entitled to use the grid for the applicable charges and according to the principle of non-discrimination. This principle also applies to the operators of renewable energy plants. Electricity from renewable sources is not granted priority dispatch. However, the operators of renewable energy plants are exempt from grid usage fees. Electricity from renewable sources shall be preferred when compensating for power loss.

The expansion of the grid is subject to the general provisions of the Law on the Organisation of the Electricity Market.

• Loi du 1er août 2007 (Organisation du marché de l’électricité - Law on the Organisation of the Electricity Market)
• Loi du 7 août 2012 (Loi du 7 août 2012 modifiant la loi modifiée du 1er août 2007 relative à l'organisation du marché de l'électricité. - Law of 7 August 2012 modifying the law of 1 August 2007 on the organisation of the electricity market)
• RGD du 1 août 2014 (Règlement grand-ducal relatif à la production d’électricité basée sur les sources d’énergie renouvelables - Grand-Ducal regulation on the generation of electricity based on renewable energy sources)