VISION 2050 - Fluvius path to climate neutrality
Regulatory Framework E&G
Public Service Obligations (PSO)
DSOs implement the Flemish government's public
service & social welfare policies.
Public Service Obligations are a number of diverse obligations imposed on the E&G DSOs. There are 3 types of PSOS:
1. Technical
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DSO is required to connect each end user to the E&G distribution grids at a maximum cost of EUR 250
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DSO is the social supplier for customers dropped by commercial suppliers
2. Social
3. Environmental
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cut-offs from grid only allowed under strict conditions = protection of socially vulnerable customers
DSO is supplier-of-last-resort when commercial supplier fails
support mechanism for E generation from renewables through certificate system: DSO is obliged to buy
Green Power Certificates (GPC) and Combined Heat/Power Certificates (CHPC) at set price, to be sold to the
market
DSO pays out subsidies for energy-saving measures (Rational Use of Energy)
DSO installs charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
→ the total PSO cost is part of the distribution grid fee billed by the DSOS
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