{"id":22648,"date":"2025-10-16T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/peer-to-peer-vertraege-strom-von-mir-zu-dir\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:27:28","slug":"peer-to-peer-vertraege-strom-von-mir-zu-dir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haslinger-nagele.com\/en\/peer-to-peer-vertraege-strom-von-mir-zu-dir\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer-to-peer contracts: electricity from me to you!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A central goal of the new Electricity Industry Act<\/strong> (ElWG) is the promotion of the rights of self-suppliers and consumers to actively participate in the energy market. The upcoming law introduces a paradigm shift: While the simple transfer of electricity previously required the establishment of a community, this will in the future also be possible on a purely contractual basis, e.g., between neighbors. The instrument used for this purpose is aptly called a “peer-to-peer contract.<\/strong>” The foundations for this lie in EU law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The draft of the ElWG provides the following definition of P2P contracts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sale<\/strong> or free transfer<\/strong> of renewable electricity between market participants on the basis of a contract<\/strong> with predefined conditions for the automatic execution and billing of the transaction, which takes place either directly between the parties involved or indirectly via a third-party market participant, such as an aggregator.<\/p>\nDefinition of P2P contracts<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The law makes it clear that P2P contracts<\/strong> are contracts for shared energy use<\/strong>. As a result, all uncertainties associated with shared energy use \u2013 which we have already outlined<\/a> \u2013 also apply to P2P contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinction from other models<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peer-to-peer contracts<\/strong> must be distinguished from direct lines<\/strong> and from joint energy use<\/strong> (section 61 ElWG). While direct lines require physical line connections, and community-based models such as energy communities focus more on cooperation and shared infrastructure, peer-to-peer contracts enable contractually organized, individualized electricity trading within the grid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities and potential<\/h2>\n\n\n\n