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ACM: flexible utilization opens up more possibilities on congested grid, projects with social functions prioritized
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) presents a comprehensive package of measures aimed at reducing the problem of grid congestion.
Blog Martijn Snoep: Big companies, big risks
Big companies can bring a lot of value in terms of innovation, employment, investment and career opportunities and tax revenues. But they can also create corporate power, which brings big risks for society and that must be properly addressed at the national and EU level.
Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn to remove incorrect sustainability claims following ACM action
Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn (AH) will remove unclear and incorrect sustainability claims from its stores. It will do so after ACM confronted the company with the claims.
ACM: Thuiswinkel’s sustainability initiative fits with competition rules
ACM has no objections against the launch of a new sector-wide sustainability standard of Thuiswinkel.org, the Dutch trade association for the e-commerce sector (Thuiswinkel).
Real estate platform ROZ removes automatic inflation indexation from its model contracts
Following conversations with ACM, the Dutch Real Estate Council (ROZ) has adjusted the model contracts for renting office and retail spaces. This has taken away anticompetitive concerns.
Mobile-data traffic and the number of households with access to fiber-optic went up considerably in 2023
The number of households with access to fiber-optic has considerably increased over the past year, by approximately 25 percent. That is one of the conclusions of the 2023 annual review of the Telecom Monitor of ACM. Mobile-data consumption also increased considerably in 2023, by over 25 percent.
ACM Monitor: suppliers more and more often distinguish between customers with and without solar panels, HEM’s rates still the highest
Energy suppliers distinguish more and more often between customers with and without solar panels. This is one of the conclusions of the most recent Monitor on the consumer energy market of ACM.
System operators Enexis, Liander, Stedin, and TenneT to launch improvement process to clarify investment plans following ACM assessment
ACM has assessed the investment plans of system operators Coteq, Enexis, GTS, Liander, RENDO, Stedin, TenneT on-shore, TenneT off-shore, and Westland, and has given them the green light to finalize these investment plans.
Global Marketing Bridge and its executives fined for having misled customers in telemarketing calls involving energy contracts
ACM has fined Global Marketing Bridge B.V. (GMB) 400,000 euros for having misled consumers in telemarketing calls involving energy contracts. Since the two executives of GMB directed their employees that were making the misleading calls, ACM has fined them 50,000 and 65,000 euros, respectively.
ACM: fair competition is no guarantee for affordable energy for everyone
In a paper, ACM outlines three ways in which the government can make sure that vulnerable consumers are protected against too high energy prices.