Deposit and stricter sanctions for electricity retail companies
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om elforsyning (Styrket forbrugerbeskyttelse og effektive sanktioner på detailmarkedet for elektricitet)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act introduces a deposit of DKK 1 million for electricity retail companies that want to use the data hub.
- It also gives the minister legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to set rules on cooling-off periods, electronic identification and written acceptance of electricity contracts, and on recording telephone calls.
- Energinet gets a better option to exclude users who breach the terms.
- Who: The deposit applies to electricity retail companies that want to use the data hub, for each company with a unique CVR number. VE communities and citizen energy communities set up as electricity retail companies are exempt.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
- Parts of the act apply from 8 May 2025.
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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 forbedre forbrugerbeskyttelsen på detailmarkedet for el ved at styrke tilliden til elhandelsvirksomheder, indføre passende bøder og sanktioner for overtrædelser, forbedre elkunders rettigheder i forbindelse med kontraktindgåelse og bidrage til større gennemsigtighed på et kompliceret marked. Med lovforslaget foreslås det at gøre det vanskeligere for elhandelsvirksomheder at vildlede forbrugerne under telefonsamtaler og at undgå, at forbrugerne indgår aftaler uden at vide det. Samtidig skal det være nemmere for både Forsyningstilsynet, Energinet og Forbrugerombudsmanden at vurdere, om reglerne bliver overholdt. Lovforslaget gennemfører »Aftale om forbrugerbeskyttelse på detailmarkedet for el - Et mere troværdigt og gennemsigtigt elmarked« af 8. maj 2025 indgået mellem regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Enhedslisten, Dansk Folkeparti, Radikale Venstre og Alternativet. Lovforslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2026, og enkelte dele har virkning fra 1. juli 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