Power quality in transmission grids: Guaranteed standards for consumers in France, UK and the Netherlands

This paper gives an overview of the power quality regulation of transmission grids applicable to end-consumers and distribution network operators in France, the Netherlands and UK. First, an overview of the transmission network operators, the voltages at which the transmission grid operates and the regulators is given, followed by an overview of the quality indicators, registration of quality indicators and the registration regulation. A summary of quality regulation and specific regulation concerning final customers and DNOs is given. Compensation payments due to multiple hour interruptions, thresholds concerning the maximum number of short and long interruptions and voltage quality are discussed. The responsibility of the TNO towards final customers and DNOs is treated. A comparison between the countries including overall and guaranteed standards is made.