Public value tensions for Dutch DSOs in times of energy transition ; A legal approach

This article centres around two concepts: public values and regulatory disconnection. It provides a study of the potential tensions Dutch distribution system operators (DSOs) encounter in their role as safeguarders of energy sector public values. The article elaborates how these public values tensions can be traced back to current energy sector legislation not being able to keep up with the energy transition. DSOs have the statutory task of safeguarding public values (understood as ‘properties of utility services’), such as availability, affordability and safety. They are expected to safeguard... Mehr ...