Introduction to the connection process

Connection obligation

The Energy Act, and the grid regulation and the energy market define that all power grid companies have a connection obligation towards customers who want to use or produce electricity, if it is socio-economically rational.

This means that everyone who wants, should be able to connect to the power grid because Statnett and other power grid companies are legally required to provide connection.

What is Statnett's role?

Statnett owns and operates the transmission grid in Norway, which can simply be explained as the highways of the power grid.

Below the transmission grid, there is a regional distribution and local distribution grid, which is operated by local power grid companies.

The connection process

Although power grid companies are legally required to provide connection, a grid connection request must be submitted to “get permission to use electricity.”

You will find a detailed description of the connection process on the page when grid companies and direct customers are going to connect to the power grid.