New Regulations for Controllable Consumption Devices

1. My system can only be fully switched off. Am I now exempt from the § 14a ruling?

No. If your system has the option of being fully switched off, that is sufficient. It is not required that the power consumption of your system can be controlled in stages or steplessly.

You decide on your own responsibility whether you want to

• either make the best possible use of the grid-effective power granted to you at any given time by means of appropriately high-quality technical equipment for your controllable consumption device
• or use a roughly controlling system ("on/off") for the benefit of cost-effective control technology.

This decision is based on your own economic considerations, which must not adversely affect the overall effectiveness of the § 14a system.

2. What happens if the metering point operator has not yet installed a smart metering system? Can I still receive the grid charge reduction valid since 2024?

The reduced grid charge can only be obtained by those who participate in grid-oriented control...

3. Will there be significant delays in the connection of private charging facilities for e-cars and heat pumps?

No. According to our ruling of November 27, 2023, the grid operator may connect new private charging facilities...

4. How will the control of my consumption device be implemented technically?

The Federal Network Agency has determined which controllable consumption devices must participate in grid-oriented control...