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Want to buy solar panels? And do you want to know more about it? On this site you will find all sorts of information on this subject. You can see what the costs are, the potential yield, the payback time, info about installing and maintaining the panels, subsidy, VAT, solar water heaters, solar collectors, heat pumps and much more!
Solar panels (also called PV panels) convert sunlight into electricity. They consist of several solar cells that capture daylight and convert it into alternating current using an inverter. The panels do not necessarily need direct sunlight to generate electricity. A panel can also generate electricity on a cloudy day. Many millions have been installed in the Netherlands in recent years.
Due to the sharp increase in energy prices, solar panels are currently hard to come by. Unlike heat pumps, solar panels are currently sufficiently stocked. The problem, however, is a shortage of installers to put the panels on the roofs. Installers are talking about a five-fold increase in demand for solar panels in early 2022 compared with autumn 2021.
When solar panels are connected to the electricity grid, this is called a grid-connected PV system. Such a system is generally used for homes and businesses. Surplus electricity – which is not used within the house or building – can be fed back into the electricity network.
Via the net metering scheme, for small consumers (with a main fuse of no more than 3 x 80 ampere), this is offset against the electricity that is purchased from the energy supplier. In 2023 (was first 2020), this net metering scheme will be replaced by a subsidy for feed-in tariffs. For large-scale consumers, there are other incentive schemes, such as the SDE+ scheme.
When it comes to supplying power back to the grid, there are enormous differences between the various energy suppliers. Not only does one supplier calculate an amount including VAT and the other excluding VAT, the amount that you receive back per delivered kWh also differs considerably.
Where Main Energie pays only € 0.03 for the off-peak tariff, Pure Energie gives you € 0.12 per kWh for the first 1,500 kWh that you feed back. That makes it extra interesting to shop around carefully as an ‘electricity producer’.
Apart from the large differences in compensation, the energy suppliers also deal with the balancing regime differently. One settles the kWh supplied against the off-peak tariff first, the other against the high tariff. Finally, everyone has to pay a monthly fee, the fixed delivery charge, which varies with each supplier. The cheapest charges € 2.42 per month, the most expensive € 8.75 with a model contract.
More independent, reliable and practical information about solar panels can be found at the information organisation Milieu Centraal. This organisation was set up in 1998 on the recommendation of central government.
All the information you need is available on the central organisation’s solar panel portal. Milieu Centraal also collaborated with Holland Solar, the trade association for the Dutch solar energy sector. The portal provides the information you need as a home owner, tenant, member of an association of owners (VvE) or small and medium-sized enterprise (SME).
In addition, you can visit the ‘Verbeterjehuis‘ website, which is part of the national promotional campaign of the government with the same name. This campaign focuses on private homeowners and VvEs.
The benefits are clear.More and more people are becoming aware that it is important that we deal with our energy in a different way. By using solar panels you contribute to a better environment. Solar energy is sustainable energy, an inexhaustible source. Moreover, no CO2 is released in the production of solar energy.
Did you know that the production of solar panels costs as much CO2 as the CO2 savings from 2 to 3 years of solar energy generation? The CO2 savings of an average installation is no less than 1400 kg per year. On average, the panels last 30 years, so this is a good way to generate energy without emissions.
In addition, panels on your roof cause no noise, unlike windmills. The environmental arguments are for most people, next to the financial arguments, therefore an important reason to buy solar panels.
Annual switching of energy supplier is also no longer necessary. Energy suppliers are obliged to reimburse the first 5,000 kWh that you supply to them. Some do not reimburse the excess or at a lower rate. Others take unlimited quantities without price consequences. Make sure you choose the right energy supplier if you supply considerably more than the 5,000 KWh per year.
Do you supply energy back to the grid? Then you need a smart meter. This allows the energy company to remotely read how much power you take from the grid and how much you supply to the grid. The installer of the solar panels takes care of this for you with your energy supplier.
Solar panels require little maintenance. 1 or 2 times a year cleaning or rinsing to maintain efficiency. They have no rotating parts unlike windmills. They deliver their power for 30 years, even on cloudy days.
Solar panels contribute to an energy-neutral home. This increases the value of your home, because when you sell it the new resident has significantly lower housing costs. Also, a house with panels has a more favorable energy label. This energy label is mandatory since January 1, 2015 if you want to buy, sell or rent a house. If a new buyer is not interested, you can simply take the panels with you and install them in your new home. A permit is also not required to install solar panels, unless you have a monument or property that is designated as a protected town or villagescape.
Many municipalities and provinces encourage the purchase of solar panels. One province (Drenthe, for example) provides loans for this purpose at a very low interest rate, other governments subsidize the purchase. Although a generic, national subsidy is no longer an option, there are sometimes still interesting opportunities at the local or regional level. Read more about this under the heading subsidy.
In 2020, solar panels again yielded more than the long-term average, as they did in 2018 and 2019. The question is whether the use of one core number used to calculate the annual yield is still correct. The same question is asked of researcher Wilfried van Sark of Utrecht University. “The use of 1 key figure has to be shaken up, and in practice that is happening immediately.”
The Protocol on Monitoring Renewable Energy is the basis for monitoring in the Netherlands. This includes, for example, the way in which Statistics Netherlands calculates the amount of renewable energy production in the Netherlands.
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