active customer

Gas Directive, Article 2(75) First adopted 2024-06-13

a final customer of natural gas, or a group of jointly acting final customers of natural gas, that: (a) consumes or stores renewable gas which is produced: (i) within its premises located within confined boundaries; or (ii) where permitted by the Member State concerned, within other premises; (b) provided that its activities do not constitute the final customer’s primary commercial or professional activity and comply with the law applicable to renewable gas production, in particular in relation to greenhouse gas emissions: (i) sells self-produced renewable gas using the natural gas system; or (ii) participates in flexibility or participates in energy efficiency schemes

Electricity Directive, Article 2(8) Own wording adopted 2019-06-05, amended 2025-10-12

a final customer of natural gas, or a group of jointly acting final customers of natural gas, that: (a) who consumes or stores renewable gas which is produced: (i) electricity generated within its premises located within confined boundaries; or (ii) where permitted by the Member State concerned, self-generated or shared electricity within other premises; (b), or who sells self-generated electricity or participates in flexibility or energy efficiency schemes, provided that its those activities do not constitute the final customer’s its primary commercial or professional activity and comply with the law applicable to renewable gas production, in particular in relation to greenhouse gas emissions: (i) sells self-produced renewable gas using the natural gas system; or (ii) participates in flexibility or participates in energy efficiency schemes

Compared with Gas Directive: struck words are only in Gas Directive, marked words only here.

Electricity Regulation, Article 2(39) Reference adopted 2019-06-05

Refers to Electricity Directive, Article 2(8).

active customer as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944