{"id":491372,"date":"2024-10-30T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=491372"},"modified":"2024-10-30T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T05:30:00","slug":"solar-feed-in-tariffs-climb-18-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/solar-feed-in-tariffs-climb-18-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar feed-in tariffs climb 18% in six months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With 1,044 watts<\/a> installed per person, the Netherlands has the world’s highest amount of photovoltaic (PV) watts per capita. While this certainly means that Dutchies can produce and consume more green power, this also means that the electricity market and its rules are rapidly evolving.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a recent analysis<\/a> by the comparison website Overstappen.nl, the average cost of feed-in tariffs for Dutch solar power owners soared by an average of 18% in 6 months. The website examined the changes in the fees consumers pay for the energy they do not consume and thus return to the grid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every energy provider has its own rules on feed-in tariffs. Some, such as the popular Essent and Energiedirect, calculate them based on feed-in brackets\u2014the more you feed in, the more you pay. Others, such as Eneco, pay a fixed cost per kWh. Providers like Vattenfall do not charge fees if less than 500 kWh is fed back in a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis focuses on three examples of electricity fed into the grid annually: a household feeding back 2,100 kWh, 3,600 kWh, and 5,100 kWh to the grid. Overall, those feeding more kilowatts are those most impacted, with a cost increase of up to 23% more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n