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Ålands Vindkraft AB v. Swedish Energy Agency

Country/Territory
European Union
Date
Jul 1, 2014
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
European Court of Justice
Reference number
[2014] Case C-573/12
Abstract
A Finnish wind farm challenged defendant Swedish energy agency’s refusal to grant a green electricity certificate. The agency refused on the grounds that only green electricity production installations located within the Swedish territory may be awarded the certificate. Plaintiff claimed that the territorial limitation of Sweden’s energy certificate scheme under Directive 2009/28 was inconsistent with Article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The court upheld Sweden’s national support scheme and found that it was compatible with TFEU Article 34 because the national quota promotes increased use of renewable energy sources in electricity production.

Key environmental legal questions:

Challenge to Sweden's green energy certificate scheme
Full text
EU-Alands-Vindkraft-2014.pdf
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