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Self consumption in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: The remuneration policy for solar PV is changing rapidly in Europe, and small arrays are no exception. According to European guidelines, feed-in tariffs are still possible, but tight public budgets and a period of prolonged economic crisis have turned governments instead towards net metering and self-consumption schemes. However, can these schemes drive large numbers of new PV installations?

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Ilias Tsagas

22 Oct 2015

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Last year, the European Commission adopted its latest Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines (EEAG), asking for renewable energy aid to swing towards market-based mechanisms. Fixed feed-in tariffs (FITs), said the Commission, have encouraged enormously the growth of renewable energy in the bloc’s energy mix. However, this type of support has also protected renewable power …

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