The Council of the Energy Regulatory Office has approved an amendment to the Decree on Electricity Market Rules. Once published in the Collection of Laws, the amendment will gradually change the practical functioning of electricity sharing in the Czech Republic.

One of the most important changes is the removal of territorial restrictions for sharing groups within energy communities. Until now, electricity sharing within an energy community has been limited to the administrative districts of three municipalities with extended powers, or to the territory of the City of Prague. The new rules are expected to remove this barrier and allow more flexible involvement of consumption points across the country.

The amendment also introduces five calculation iterations for sharing groups of up to 100 EANs. In practice, this may improve the use of generated electricity within a sharing group and increase the overall efficiency of electricity sharing.

Another important change is the automatic application of five iterations for active customers with fewer than five consumption EANs. These smaller groups should not need to make any additional adjustments, as the change is expected to take effect automatically.

In addition to electricity sharing, the amendment also updates the rules for evaluating technical flexibility and electricity storage.

For energy communities, companies, municipalities and owners of multiple consumption points, this is a positive step forward. Electricity sharing can become more practical, more flexible and more accessible for projects that have previously faced territorial or technical limitations.