Does the renewable electricity route meet the RFNBO additionality rule?
Facts used in this check
- Electricity procurement route and route-specific evidence
- RFNBO criterion · Blocks the screen outrightSelects the declared Article 3 direct-line or Article 5 grid/PPA route. Both routes need commissioning-date qualification; their delivery and matching evidence differs.
- Renewable installation commissioning date
- RFNBO criterion · Blocks the screen outrightCompared against the RFNBO installation date for both Article 3 direct-line and Article 5 routes.
- Electrolyzer commissioning date
- RFNBO criterion · Blocks the screen outrightThe RFNBO installation date the renewable commissioning date is compared against.
Possible outcomes
The declared route and its evidence satisfy the additionality rule for the current project stage.
The declared route and dates fall outside the additionality rule with no exemption available. The screen is ineligible.
A route fact or commissioning date is missing, so additionality remains unassessed. An independent blocking result can still determine the overall verdict.
Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1184, Articles 3 to 5
