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New cabinet scraps solar panel balancing scheme as of Jan. 1, 2027

The net-metering scheme for solar panels must be completely scrapped by January 1, 2027. So write PVV, NSC, VVD and BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) who form the new cabinet in their outline agreement. Where the 4 parties in the outline agreement 'Hope, guts and pride' with not a word

Solar panels less lucrative, 'but still provide 17 years of free power'

Sunny summers were always extra good news for solar panel owners. Besides offsetting their own power consumption, they could sell the surplus power to the energy supplier. That is now changing. More and more energy companies are charging fees for feeding back

Supervisor checks extra charges for solar panels

Energy companies are charging hundreds of euros more to people with solar panels who use the net-metering scheme. However, aren't these costs far too high to cover this? This is what the regulator ACM is going to investigate. Meanwhile, energy companies bring hefty extra

Extra bill for solar panel owners

Despite the fact that the Upper House will maintain the net-metering scheme for now, owners of solar panels will have to pay hundreds of euros more per year for their panels. The system will remain in place for the time being and will not (yet) be phased out as the

'Smart home battery becomes more advantageous by reclaiming VAT through enterprise scheme'

Dutch citizens who purchase a smart home battery in combination with a dynamic energy contract can claim a VAT refund. This provides substantial savings, making it more attractive to invest in home batteries. This is according to research conducted by Romano Hagen, fiscal

'Our idea is good for the wallet and the climate'

Caroline Princen of Budget Energy says she thinks it is "fairer" to put customers with solar panels in the summer at a slight disadvantage compared to customers who cannot afford solar panels, for example. Princen is straightforward and the director

Payback period for home batteries 7.5 years with new Solar Solutions"

Payback period of 7.5 years with latest Solar Solutions" In a recent presentation at the Solar Next event, a study showed that the combination of solar panels, home batteries and energy management software has a payback of as much as 3 times the

Quit netting?

Despite the fact that the energy-saving scheme makes solar panels attractive, now even the companies that install them are in favor of phasing them out. "Clarity and predictability are most important," said the general director of Holland Solar. Because of the prevailing uncertainty, more and more people are waiting to see

More flexible power dire need: breakthrough batteries in the Netherlands and Flanders a fact

The installation of tens of thousands of home batteries in Flanders and large-scale batteries in the Netherlands and Belgium by 2023 confirms the final breakthrough of batteries. With the approaching end of net-metering, more own consumption of solar electricity is essential to reduce the payback period of solar panels

Survey of Dutch insurers: what do they think of home batteries and how do they deal with them?

Self-generated or cheaply purchased energy can be stored using a home battery. This reduces the price per kWh and increases the quality of home batteries through improved technology. With the (possible) abolition of the net-metering scheme

The alarm has been sounded about the power grid, but how to proceed?

Published: October 20, 2023 at 14:05 Now that the Cabinet has declared its intention to spare the overcrowded power grid during peak hours, wholesale consumers are advocating a rapid upgrade of the grid. They unanimously express a desire for a plan of attack,

Rob Jetten wants us to dim our power consumption "at rush hour," but how exactly does that work?

Published: October 20, 2023 at 13:40 When we come home after work, put the electric car on the charger, heat the house with the heat pump and cook electric food, there has to be power. Because it squeaks and creaks

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