On 5 May 2026, Stcrt. 2026 nr. 15748 was published in the Staatscourant • the RED III implementation regulation. It applies retroactively to 1 January 2026. Here's what it means for you and ERE registration.

Quick primer for those new to this. ERE stands for Emissiereductie-eenheid (Emission Reduction Unit). One ERE represents one kilogram of CO₂ that didn't reach the atmosphere because renewable energy was used in transport • for example, an EV charging at home on grid electricity instead of running on petrol. Since 1 January 2026, Dutch fuel suppliers are legally required to offset part of their annual emissions with EREs. They can't generate these credits themselves, so they buy them from parties that deliver renewable energy to transport. EV drivers charging at home are one of those parties.

The system is the Dutch implementation of the European Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III), administered by the Nederlandse Emissieautoriteit (NEa • the Dutch Emissions Authority). The Regeling energie vervoer (Energy for Transport Regulation) is the rulebook that defines how it works in practice: who can register what, with which meters, under which conditions.

What just happened

On 5 May 2026, the Staatscourant (Government Gazette) published the regulation amending the Energy for Transport Regulation (Stcrt. 2026, nr. 15748). It's the implementing regulation under amended titles 9.7 and 9.8 of the Wet milieubeheer (Environmental Management Act) and the revised Besluit energie vervoer (Energy for Transport Decree).

The regulation applies retroactively to 1 January 2026. That sounds like a formality, but it's what actually sets the system in motion: every charging session since New Year's 2026 is officially eligible for registration, even though the REV register only opened later in the year.

We've read the regulation in full • the main text, all nine annexes, the general explanatory notes, the public consultation responses, and the article-by-article commentary. Below is what matters to you.

1. Settled at last: you don't have to deliver 2 million kWh

Under the old regime, a private individual effectively couldn't register. Article 9, paragraph 6 sets the threshold at 2 million kWh per calendar year for anyone applying for their own registration facility. An average household with an EV charges 3,000 to 8,000 kWh per year. It would take two hundred years.

That's where the inboekdienstverlener (registration service provider) comes in • a new role explicitly codified in article 9, paragraphs 7 and 8. A registration service provider can submit registrations to the NEa on your behalf, provided:

they hold at least 200 mandates from clients or natural persons combined (article 9 paragraph 7);
each mandate is signed for minimum one full calendar year, or a multiple thereof • eighteen months is not allowed (article 9 paragraph 8);
the mandate states the name, EAN connection number, address, plus permission for the NEa to retrieve data from the grid operator and for the registration verifier to inspect the charging location (article 9 paragraph 8.b for natural persons).

The public consultation (paragraph 6.3 of the explanatory notes) confirms it directly: the registration service provider is liable for the errors of its clients. The regulatory risk sits with the party registering on your behalf, not with you.

What this means for Joulo. We already operate under this framework. The 200-mandate threshold is not a hurdle for us; we're well past it. We support 125+ charger models from 45+ brands, with 9 direct cloud integrations (Tesla, Easee, Wallbox, Zaptec, Plugchoice/Volt Time, and others) plus OCPP for everything else. That breadth is what we need to keep the threshold practically reachable without you swapping hardware.

2. One EAN, one registration service provider, one calendar year

The article-by-article commentary on article 9 paragraph 8 is unambiguous: the same company or person at the same connection cannot use multiple registration service providers within a calendar year. The point is to prevent double registrations.

How does the NEa enforce it? The public consultation (paragraph 6.3) is straightforward: the NEa can check inside the Register hernieuwbare energie vervoer (REV • Register of Renewable Energy in Transport) whether multiple parties are registering on the same connection. The check happens inside the register itself.

Concretely: if you want to switch service providers mid-year, you can • but only from the next calendar year. Switching mid-period means the NEa can reject both submissions. Not "double pay-out" • rejection.

3. The meter that counts is the metered supply point • not an external meter

Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3, is unambiguous about which kWh qualify: the registered amount is what the meter at the metered supply point shows.

The article-by-article commentary adds that a meter not part of the supply point may not be used to determine the registered amount.

For home charging this means: a MID-certified meter built into the charger. The external MID meter in the meter cabinet • still used before 2026 • drops out of the registration chain for private home charging. For businesses with a dedicated allocation point or direct line, other arrangements remain possible (article 9 paragraphs 2 and 3), but for home charging the meter sits in the charger itself.

What this means for Joulo. Our hardware coverage is built around this requirement. The Joulo charger check tells you in seconds whether your charger meets the metered-supply-point rule. If it doesn't, you see it immediately and know where you stand.

4. V2G and V2H from the vehicle don't count as charging sessions

Both article 9 paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 close with the same line: deliveries of electricity from the vehicle are not registered.

Annex 3 part 6.a repeats it differently: feed-in from the vehicle's battery to the distribution grid is not registered. Annex 8 part E.1.p adds an explicit duty for the registration verifier to confirm that returned amounts have been offset against the registered amount.

In practice: if your car feeds power back to the house or grid, that flow cannot be booked as a charging session. The registration covers only net delivery to the vehicle. Revenue models around V2G have to run through a different track • typically FCR/aFRR in the balancing market, not EREs.

What this means for Joulo. Our data pipeline already separates inbound and outbound kWh at meter-register level. What the legislator now codifies is how we already book sessions. No adjustment needed.

5. Verification is sample-based, not site-by-site

Annex 8 part E (the new electricity verification regime) is both new and relevant. For registrations submitted via a service provider, point 2 sets out:

the registration verifier visits the service provider's office for the initial audit;
client locations (your address) are inspected on a sampling basis using risk analysis • not all, not always;
the verifier confirms that the mandate-givers meet the requirements to act as registrants.

The explanatory notes to Annex 8 spell out the design intent: the annex does not require a verification report per client; a single report per service provider is sufficient. That is a deliberate simplification to keep the system workable at scale.

In practice: the chance of someone knocking on your door is small but not zero. Keep your charger and connection in order • that part is not something we handle for you.

6. €400 per year exists • but not for you

The new article 24a states that an annual fee of €400 is owed for opening and using an account with transfer facility.

Read that carefully. It concerns a transfer facility, and only for companies whose primary activity is commercial trading in energy derivatives, greenhouse gas emission allowances, or emission reduction units (article 20 paragraph 3 new). Those are ERE traders. You are not one.

For private home chargers there is no fee paid to the NEa. Your relationship runs through your registration service provider.

7. 15 December is a deadline for your service provider • not for you

The new article 21 paragraph 4 specifies that the NEa accepts account applications for a registration facility or transfer facility up to and including 15 December of the calendar year someone wishes to register or transfer for. The NEa has an additional twenty working days of extension available.

The reason, set out in the explanatory notes to article 21: account approval requires checks with external parties (excise warehouse permits, EAN registration). Those aren't always quick. Waiting until December creates a real risk of losing the entire year.

For you as a home charger this changes nothing • as long as your service provider is registered before 15 December.

8. The calculation: 183 g CO₂eq/MJ as the reference value

In the explanatory notes to Annex 3 (under part AG), the ministry confirms the new reference values: 94 gCO₂eq/MJ for liquid and gaseous fuels, and 183 gCO₂eq/MJ for electricity.

For grid delivery of Dutch electricity to vehicles, the formula stays the same:

ERE-electricity = kWh × renewable share × 183 × 3.6 ÷ 1,000

What changes is that the calculation is now legally anchored rather than dependent on interpretation. The administrative double-counting for some biofuels (previously counted 2×) has been abolished (paragraph 2.4 of the explanatory notes). The system now steers directly on chain CO₂-equivalent emission reduction. For electricity, materially little changes • for biofuels, considerably more.

9. The RARE share decreases, demand for ERE-electricity rises

Article 5 paragraph 1 sets the percentage by which fuel suppliers (oil companies) may meet their mandatory share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin using raffinagereductie-eenheden (RAREs • refining reduction units):

Year	RARE share
2026	100%
2027	80%
2028	78%
2029	76%
2030	74%

The remainder has to come from direct deployment, including electricity. Translated: the structural demand for ERE-electricity (including from your home charger) rises every year toward 2030. That's a tailwind for anyone getting in now.

What you actually have to do

Check whether your charger qualifies • built-in MID meter, registered to your EAN. Run the charger check.
Connect your charger • with Joulo, via one of the 9 cloud integrations or OCPP.
Wait for the quarterly payout. Sessions from 1 January 2026 onwards are included, including retroactively.

What Joulo does behind the scenes

We submit the registrations, manage the mandates, and pay out.
We separate inbound and outbound kWh at meter-register level, so V2G return flows are automatically excluded from registration (Annex 8 part E paragraph 1.p).
We cover 45+ charger brands via 9 cloud integrations plus OCPP, so you don't need to swap hardware to participate.

Read it yourself

The full regulation, including article-by-article commentary and the RED III implementation table, is here: Staatscourant 2026, nr. 15748 (PDF, 4.7 MB).

Want to know what this means for your situation? Run the charger check or compare registration service providers on one page.

Source: Staatscourant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2026, nr. 15748, 5 May 2026. Regulation of 23 April 2026, reference IENW/BSK-2026/72492. Effective simultaneously with the amending act (Stb. 2026, 83), with retroactive effect to 1 January 2026.

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