How Costs to Connect Biomethane to Gas Grids are Paid For
Common Futures conducted a study for the European Biogas Association titled “How Costs to Connect Biomethane to Gas Grids are Paid For.” Across the EU, different practices exist on how costs of connecting biomethane production installations to gas networks are paid for: by the producer, by network companies and ultimately their users through tariffs or a combination of both. So far, no comprehensive overview exists of how this cost allocation is organised in EU Member States.
The aim of this study is to analyse how the cost of integrating biomethane into the gas grid is currently split between producers and infrastructure companies in EU Member States. The study analyses various types of infrastructure-related investments, breaking each of them down to various cost items. Additionally, the study will create an inventory of which party is
operationally responsible for specific grid-connection and upgrade equipment.
Next to the main study aim, there are two secondary goals:
- Highlight differences in injection fees and injection unit costs in the EU.
- Create an inventory of which party is operationally responsible for specific grid-connection equipment or grid asset types in each EU MS.
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