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Gas and electricity metering company

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Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO

Are you a metering responsible party for electricity and gas (MRP)? You must be certified. Therefore you must meet several requirements and you must have authorisation from TenneT.

A metering responsible party (MRP) supplies, installs, and maintains the electricity and gas meters for large energy consumers. A metering company also collects power and gas consumption data and sends it to the grid administrator.

Metering company authorisation

In order to be authorised as an MRP, you must fulfil the requirements specified in the Electricity Metering Code and the Gas Metering Code (in Dutch). You have to apply to TenneT for authorisation. Tennet checks if you meet the requirements of the metering codes. You can be certified as a general MRP or as an MRP for specific types of metering devices.

All certified companies are recorded in the register of metering companies (MRP register Electricity and MRP register Gas). Large energy consumers (usually companies) can choose thier MRP from the register.

Rules in the Energy Code

You must comply with the Electricity Metering Code and the Gas Metering Code (in Dutch). These Energy Codes contain, among other things, regulations for collecting consumption data, including how you read the meter, validate the data, and transfer the data to the regional grid administrator.

If you change all or part of the metering device, you must report the change within 5 days to the grid administrator.

Online application procedure via Message Box

You can also apply online to TenneT to be certified as a metering responsible party (MRP) via Message Box. Message Box is a secure email system that enables you as an entrepreneur to exchange digital messages with Dutch government agencies.

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