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The widespread use of one-stop shop
To speed up the energy transition within the European Union,
the RED II directive allows the use of the "one-stop shop"
concept. This involves the designation by a member state of an
entity as the reference person for the authorization procedures
of renewable energy infrastructure projects.
This concept enables developers to facilitate the administrative
procedures for granting permits, as everything is centralized. As
a result, processing times are reduced, and developers can more
easily monitor the progress of their applications via a dashboard.
The member countries have set up several types of one-stop
shop, depending on the project. In particular, there is the onestop shop for projects of common interest (infrastructure)
used by Denmark and Sweden, which brings together all the
information needed to build renewable energy installations.
There is also the digital one-stop shop, where the procedure
is carried out online, as is the case in the Netherlands.
Some countries have noticed the benefits of this concept and
have adopted it, notably the United States. Indeed, the Biden
administration has developed an automated authorization tool
for rooftop solar facilities, which automates certain approvals,
making processing more efficient.
The planning of priority objects
The European Commission stated in its report that, with regard
to network development projects, member states should ensure
that projects enjoy the status of the greatest possible national
importance, with all the advantages that this entails. These
projects must therefore be given priority in any administrative
or legal proceedings. Spain has therefore created a "fast-track
unit" for projects considered strategic
Tacit administrative authorizations as another
legal tool
It sometimes happens that, despite efforts to simplify the
procedures for granting permits or the use of external resources,
these can be delayed when the responsible authorities do not
give their response within the specified time. Administrative
silence has therefore been introduced, which means that in
the absence of a response from an authority that does not
have a determining role, its approval can be bypassed. The
Netherlands uses this system, in particular, in the case of crossborder projects, where only the opinion of the national authority
(and not its formal approval) is taken into account to speed up
the procedure.
Another example from the USA, on May 13, 2024, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission approved the issue of permits
for electricity transmission lines where the state regulatory
authorities had not acted on an application to build the line for
more than a year or had rejected the application.
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An essential aspect of acceleration towards energy transition
is investment in the development of renewable energy grids.
The aim of these grids is to distribute electricity across the
whole of the border and cross-border areas, particularly in zones
where there are no wind or photovoltaic production sites. In
France, electricity distribution companies such as Enedis have
connected 90% of green energy production facilities (solar,
wind) to meet 2050 targets, and are even experimenting with
storage solutions to make this energy as available as possible.
Enedis is now connecting more than one million of points every
year, doubling year on year. However, while connection delays
have been cut, but renewable producers or people asking for a
new connection still consider the delay to be too long.
China is also planning to reform its electricity market to facilitate
the transition. This reform involves the development of interregional electricity transfer grids projects in former fossil fuels
producing areas. Wind and solar energy are being given priority
in the distribution of electricity.
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Permitting is still not fast enough and
is slowing down the energy transition
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