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The sharing of electricity is a new mechanism introduced by European and Slovenian legislation and represents an important step towards a more modern and efficient energy system. It allows the owners of devices for the production of electricity from renewable sources to share the excess electricity produced with other users. In Slovenia, this will be possible from July 1.Author: Photo: Canva
This means that an individual will be able to allocate part of the energy that he does not use to another customer anywhere in Slovenia. For example, a father with a solar power plant in Maribor will be able to allocate part of the excess electricity to his daughter in Piran.
Sharing is billed in 15-minute time intervals. The amount of electricity that the recipient buys from their supplier is reduced by the amount of energy received. If, for example, he takes 20 kWh of electricity from the network in a single 15-minute interval, and receives 15 kWh via sharing, the supplier will only bill him for 5 kWh of the delivered energy.
It is important to emphasize that sharing affects only the billing of the supplied electricity. The network fee, taxes and other charges continue to be calculated according to the actual amount of electricity taken from the network.
What does sharing mean for suppliers?
Sharing also brings changes for electricity suppliers. Due to smaller quantities of electricity sold, more demanding supply planning and necessary adjustments to information systems, they may incur additional costs.
The method of covering these costs is a business decision of the individual supplier. The law allows suppliers to take them into account in their price lists, but only if they are justified, proportionate and do not mean unfair or discriminatory treatment of sharing users.
The Electricity Supply Act stipulates that users involved in the sharing of electricity may not be treated unfairly or in a discriminatory manner. Any additional costs are therefore only admissible if they reflect the actual costs that the sharing causes for the supplier, and are properly justified both in terms of content and amount.
At the ministry, we therefore believe that additional costs are not controversial in themselves, if they are justified and proportionate. However, we expect that they will be low and will not represent an obstacle for the inclusion of users in the sharing system.
It is also important to emphasize that the costs of adapting information systems are not the result of individual users decisions to share, but arise from new legal requirements. Therefore, these costs cannot be fully passed on only to users who decide to share electricity.
What happens if the receiver receives more energy than it uses?
If the recipient receives more electricity than it consumes in a single 15-minute interval, the excess is sent to the network. When billing, such energy is treated the same as if the recipient had produced it himself, so it becomes part of the balance group of his supplier.
Any compensation for such supplied energy depends on the conditions of the individual supplier. Currently, most suppliers do not pay compensation for such surpluses, as the market value of electricity during periods of high production from solar power plants is often very low or even negative.
In the future, suppliers can adapt their offer to market conditions and offer a purchase price for the energy received. Users can choose the supplier whose conditions suit them best.
