The first proposals to liberalize the model of electricity supply through a direct line, i.e. a line connecting the generation installation with the receiving installation, bypassing the power grid, appeared in the amendment to the draft act on energy law published on the website of the Government Legislation Center.
The new concept of a direct line will extend the existing “on-site” model to locations outside the boundaries of the recipient’s premises. However, the problem of third party investments in energy assets generating electricity for industrial customers was ignored. Nevertheless, attention was paid to the needs of customers in the context of the possibility of obtaining electricity from generation sources located near the place of reception (where it does not always have to be taken from the national power system).
In addition, it was taken into account that the use of supplies via a direct line should not deprive the customer of the right to purchase electricity from other sources via the power system. Thus, also the supply of electricity by a direct line should not restrict the producer’s right to collect electricity from the electricity system for its own needs.