Rules on capacity mechanisms and compressed air storage at Energinet
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om elforsyning og lov om Energinet (Kapacitetsmekanismer og mulighed for, at Energinet kan eje og drive et trykluftslager)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the minister the legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to set rules on capacity mechanisms, within the framework of the EU regulation on the internal market for electricity, which can secure the electricity supply in shortage situations.
- It also allows Energinet to carry out tasks related to compressed air storage.
- Who: The act concerns the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities and Energinet. Commercial players in the electricity market can store compressed air in Energinet's caverns. The act does not apply to the Faroe Islands or Greenland.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget har til formål at styrke Danmarks elforsyningssikkerhed og håndtere fremtidige udfordringer med balancen mellem elforbrug og -produktion. Forslaget består af to hoveddele: 1) Kapacitetsmekanismer: Ministeren får bemyndigelse til at fastsætte regler for en eventuel kapacitetsmekanisme, som kan sikre tilstrækkelig elkapacitet i perioder med høj efterspørgsel. 2) Trykluftslagring: Energinet får mulighed for at stille trykluftslagringsfaciliteter til rådighed for kommercielle aktører via udlejning, hvilket kan fremme energilagring, uden at Energinet selv deltager i markedsaktiviteter. Lovforslaget foreslås at træde i kraft 1. januar 2026.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 24 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 18 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 29 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet