Permit-granting procedure for the installation of heat pumps
Article 16e
1. Member States shall ensure that the permit-granting procedure for the installation of heat pumps below 50 MW shall not exceed one month. However, in the case of ground source heat pumps, the permit-granting procedure shall not exceed three months. 2. Unless there are justified safety concerns, unless further works are needed for grid connections or unless there is technical incompatibility of the system components, Member States shall ensure that connections to the transmission or distribution grid shall be permitted within two weeks of the notification to the relevant entity for: (a) heat pumps of up to 12 kW electrical capacity; and (b) heat pumps of up to 50 kW electrical capacity installed by renewables self-consumers, provided that the electrical capacity of a renewables self-consumer’s renewable electricity generation installation amounts to at least 60 % of the electrical capacity of the heat pump. 3. Member States may exclude certain areas or structures from the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 for the purpose of protecting cultural or historical heritage, national defence interests, or safety reasons. 4. All decisions resulting from the permit-granting procedure referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be made publicly available in accordance with the applicable law.