net metering

Owners of residential solar PV systems in Austria will receive €0.0791 per kWh for power surplus in 2018.

The publication of the law in Argentina’s Official Journal marks the entry into force of the new rules for the distributed generation of renewable energy sources under net metering.

Net metering contracts will have to be signed with the four local power distributors. The new rules will come into force after their publication in the Romanian official journal.

Overall, Brazil’s total distributed renewable energy generation has topped 200 MW.

An amendment in the Gibraltar Electricity Authority Act will now make it possible to inject renewable energy power produced by residential customers into the local grid.

Prior to the introduction of the new provisions, only public institutions were entitled to install PV systems between 10 and 100 kW. The 10 kW limit will remain for private citizens, however.

Under the new rules, which are expected to come into force in the first quarter of 2018, owners of residential and commercial PV systems will be allowed to sell excess power to the grid under a net metering mechanism.

Egypt’s feed-in tariff scheme expired in October, however recent regulatory updates on the net metering scheme are set to bear fruit for solar PV in Egypt. pv magazine explores the new policy and business landscape.

The Brazilian solar company will invest around 100 million BRL (around $30.7 million) in five solar facilities in the Brazilian state of Tocantins.

The Shams Dubai initiative encourages DEWA residential and commercial customers to install rooftop PV systems under net metering in order to reduce their energy bills.