Electricity Plants Grid Access Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 28, 29 June 2007, pp. 1187-1191. Long titleOrdinance regulating grid access of plants generating electricity. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Registration Institution Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Energy Industry Act (BGBl. I p. 2730). In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to grid access of plants generating electricity. The text consists of 11 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Procedures (3); Connection approval and grid connection agreement (4); Information duties of the network operator (5); Grid connection (6); Access to networks in difficult situations (7); Payment of costs (8); Power Plant Register (9); Establishment of the regulatory authority (10); Entry into force (11). The 11 articles are divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Other provisions (2); Final provisions (3). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de