The Flemish government will halve the solar panels premium from a maximum of €1,500 ($1,594) in 2022 to €750 from Jan. 1, 2023. It will also end the home battery premium earlier than initially announced, from April 2023. The premium for heat pump boilers, on the other hand, will be retroactively Contact online >>
The Flemish government will halve the solar panels premium from a maximum of €1,500 ($1,594) in 2022 to €750 from Jan. 1, 2023. It will also end the home battery premium earlier than initially announced, from April 2023. The premium for heat pump boilers, on the other hand, will be retroactively doubled.
The government of Belgium''s Flanders region will halve the solar PV premium for residential installations from Jan. 1, 2023. The scheme was introduced in January 2021, after the region''s net metering scheme ended, and it currently offers a premium of up to €1,500. For solar panels commissioned in 2023, the premium will be reduced to a maximum of €750. The contribution will be €150/kWh for the first 4 kWp and €75/kWh from 4 kWp to 6 kWp systems.
"We have no problems with [the measure]. It was announced clearly that it was going to happen, and we fully understand that the premium is no longer needed simply due to the high electricity prices," Dirk Van Evercooren, managing director of Flemish renewable energy association Organisatie voor Duurzame Energie (ODE) Vlaanderen, told pv magazine.
The measure will also impact those who placed their panel orders in 2022 but only have them installed and inspected in 2023. Flemish Energy Minister Zuhal Demir justified sticking with Dec. 31, 2022, rather than the order date as the cut-off point over fraud concerns, which allegedly took place when the region issued green energy certificates. The premium is scheduled to end altogether in Jan. 1, 2025.
"We do not approve of this [decision]. If there is a path that is announced and suddenly [the premium is reduced and ended] quicker than announced, this causes problems for the sector because sales have already been signed," said Van Evercooren. From January to April 2023, the premium will be reduced to €150 and €125 for batteries up to 4 kWh and between 4 kWh and 6 kWh, respectively.
Given the premium''s low value, the government''s unexpected decision is nevertheless unlikely to considerably affect Flanders'' home storage market, according to Van Evercooren. Home batteries'' peak shaving services are also expected to become more important in the region in 2023.
"We also see that the [home storage] business proposition for installers has changed. On Jan. 1, 2023, there will be a new capacity-based grid tariff introduced in Flanders. Now the battery systems are not being sold as a complement to the PV installation, but rather [as a way] to lower your grid fee. Batteries will help reduce the peak demand from the grid, which is exactly what this capacity-based tariff is looking at," Van Evercooren explained.
The premium for heat pump boilers, on the other hand, will be retroactively increased from €450 to €900 for the period between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2025. It will remain capped at 40% of eligible investment costs for the purchase and installation of the devices, excluding VAT.
"I think heat pumps are one of the future-proofed technologies, and they are now getting the attention they deserve," Van Evercooren concluded.
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The Flemish authorities have allocated a budget of €3 million ($3.3 million) for the first round of its solar rebate scheme. The call is open to homeowners, businesses, public organizations, and energy communities.
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Vlaams Energie- en Klimaatagentschap (VEKA), the energy agency of the Belgian region of Flanders, has launched the first call of this year to apply for solar rebates – the so-called “solar PV premium” for residential installations.
The agency will accept applications from May 2. It has allocated a budget of €3 million for the first round of the scheme. The call is open to homeowners, businesses, public organizations, and energy communities. In the last round of 2022, VEKA selected 169 projects with a combined capacity of 89.59 MW.
The scheme was introduced in January 2021, after the region''s net-metering scheme ended. For solar panels commissioned in 2023, the premium will be reduced to a maximum of €750. The contribution will be €150/kWh for the first 4 kWp and €75/kWh for 4 kWp to 6 kWp.
Flanders has the largest regional share of installed solar capacity in Belgium. The country''s cumulative installed solar capacity hit 6.89 GW at the end of 2022.
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Pathetic nonesense. Roof-top PV is rolling in at LCOEs of circa 10ecents. Without batts a PV install exports circa 70% of its generation. This should be bought by the retailer @ the LCOE and resold – at the LCOE price. All the tech is available, but none of the usual suspects (generators-retailers – they are the same) want to do it. The Politicos are clueless and the regulator is “owned”/controlled by those that it suppose to regulate. Pathetic stuff – bit oh so typical.
In Brussels, the main advantage of installing solar panels, in addition tosignificant energy savings, lies in the fact that every owner of a photovoltaic installation benefits from the granting of green certificates which can be sold to energy suppliers and others. However, the regime has changed somewhat since January 1, 2021. Here''s a comparison of the different CV coefficients before and after 2021:
The average resale price of green certificates is €90/certificate. So, for a 5kWC installation with southern exposure, you''ll receive more than 11CV per year, which will earn you more than €1,000/year.
Please note that this change only concerns people who have installed panels after 12/31/20.
We''ve just written a complete and more recent article on "saving money "Understanding the savings of a solar panel installation in Belgium (2023)"
Despite this change, installing photovoltaic panels in Brussels remains highly profitable, with a return on investment of 3 to 5 years. In addition to green certificates, you''ll be able to resell electricity. What''s more, this formality is simplified because it''s included on the electricity bill.
Finally, the prosumer tariff is not in force in Brussels.
A prosumer tax is also applied in the Walloon region, the aim being to make owners of photovoltaic installations contribute to the distribution network and encourage self-consumption. For the time being, this tariff is fully covered by the Walloon government until the end of 2021. In 2022 and 2023, the Walloon region will pay part of the tariff (54%). From 2024 onwards, the tariff will be paid entirely by the solar panel owner.
What''s more, as of January 1, the Flemish region has introduced a " solar bonus ", a new incentive for the installation of photovoltaic panels. This bonus will be granted to installers of photovoltaic panels whose buildings were already connected to the Fluvius network before 01/01/2014. The amount awarded will be €300/kWp for installations of up to 4kWp. For installations with a capacity of more than 4kWp, an additional €150/kWp will be available, up to a maximum of 6kWp.
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