Funding of energy transition on electricity and natural gas distribution networks

In a first part, this publication proposes an overview of the funding model of electric power and gas distribution networks, i.e. of resources available for communities, to network managers and to project holders: description of the economy of electric power and gas concessions (remuneration of network managers, principle and operation of the TURPE or Public Electricity Transmission System User Price, principle and operation of the ATRD or third party access to distribution systems), resources available for communities (operation fee, investment fee, public domain occupation fee, various taxes), cost of project connection, data availability. The second part presents returns on experience: investments for energy transition and coordinated development of energy networks in the Lille metropolis, development of renewable energies through the creation of a mixed-economy company in the Ille-et-Vilaine district, hydrogen production and storage and self-consumption in the Pas-de-Calais district, charging of electric vehicles on the public lighting network in the Pas-de-Calais district, development of an on-line solar land register in Grenoble