LEGAL ISSUES IN THE PARTICIPATION OF ACTIVE CONSUMERS AND THIRD PARTIES IN SELF-PRODUCTION MECHANISMS UNDER UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION

Abstract

Background. A novelty of the national legislation of Ukraine is the mechanism for the self-production of electricity, which was introduced by the Law of Ukraine dated 30.06.2023 No. 3220-20. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the mechanism of self-production is a new scheme for supporting an active consumer and a new model of his behaviour in the electricity market. The mechanism of self-production as an integral part of distributed generation is important for the functioning of the electric power industry in modern conditions.
The purpose of this article is to identify and solve problems related to the participation of active consumers and third parties in the mechanism of self-production.

Methods. The research is based on systemic, structural methods, methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction methods, and formal-legal and logical-legal methods of scientific research.

Results consist of formulating theoretical provisions and practical proposals for improving Ukraine's legislation.

Conclusions. It is found that the term private household in energy legislation is used with subjective and objective meanings. The definition of the concept of a private household in the subjective sense as a participant in the mechanism of self-production has been formulated. 
The cases and conditions of participation of energy cooperatives, customers of energy service and associations of co-owners of an apartment building in the mechanism of self-production as active consumers, as well as members of an energy cooperative, a contractor under an energy service contract, members of an association of co-owners of an apartment building as third parties are determined.