Open Letter on Grid Prioritisation

The letter urges the European Commission to modernize grid connection rules by giving priority to “flex-ready” consumers and prosumers—projects that are ready to build and can actively support the grid through demand-side flexibility. The outdated first-come, first-served system blocks progress, delays viable clean energy projects, and ignores system benefits. The proposal calls for a transparent, merit-based queue that rewards project readiness and flexibility, highlighting examples from the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK where similar reforms are already accelerating clean energy deployment.