Energy communities:New rules on wholesale market participation and storage use

The local energy market continues to align with the European model of active consumer participation and integration of distributed energy resources. The ANRE Order No. 9/2026 approved the rules governing the participation of renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities in wholesale electricity markets, and the conditions for using storage capacities to provide services to network operators.

ANRE has also approved recently the procedure for establishing the National Register of Energy Communities, through Order No. 50 of June 25, 2026.

For the business sector, this enhances a more clearly defined access to market mechanisms, setting the foundation for developing models based on flexibility and storage, and the strengthening of the legal framework applicable to players operating at the intersection of distributed generation, consumption, energy services, and grid infrastructure.