Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

Netherlands: No more net metering?

In the Netherlands, grid congestion is slowing projects and hampering development. Despite a robust rooftop PV market and the reliable SDE++ auction program, solar professionals have become concerned enough to set up a National Grid Congestion Action Program to promote smarter use and expansion of the electricity network.

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Blathnaid O’Dea

10 Jun 2024

Solar in the Netherlands is coming up against space constraints, both on land and on the grid. | Photo: Eneco

SolarPower Europe’s “EU Market Outlook” report for 2023 to 2027 states that “clouds have formed over the Netherlands’ solar segment.” This is not a reference to irradiance but rather a forecast of what’s to come if the Dutch don’t sort their grid out.The nation began incentivizing solar heavily with a 2004 net-metering scheme which is …

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