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Net metering and the feed-in payment for solar panels
What is net metering? Why is the scheme being phased out and what will replace it?
Read moreSolar panel subsidies for private households
Carefree enjoyment of the sun
Would you like to make your house greener? With energy prices rising, solar panels are more attractive all the time. But which schemes and subsidies are open to private households? Adviser Mark explains in this article.
National solar panel subsidy 2023
The national subsidy for solar panels has unfortunately been abolished. Happily there are plenty of other schemes and subsidies that make buying and using panels more attractive, so you still benefit.
Regional and local subsidies for private households
Almost every province, region, council and water authority offers subsidies or loans to encourage residents to go green and save energy, often called green loans. Many councils have an energy desk where you can find out more. Or look at the energy subsidy guide from Milieu Centraal for the options open to you. You may even be able to combine several.
Read also: phasing out the net metering scheme
Net metering
Do your panels generate more than you use? Net metering lets you feed that power back to the grid, for which you receive a payment, or it is set off against the power you drew from your supplier. Want to know more? Then read: net metering and feed-in payments for solar energy
VAT refund on solar panels
Besides subsidies and schemes, you have paid no VAT on a solar panel system since 1 January 2023. Before that you paid 21% and reclaimed it from the tax office. That is no longer necessary, which saves both trouble and money, although the tax office still treats you as a business for VAT. Want to know more about the new arrangement? Then read our blog about the zero VAT rate.
Want to know more about the financial benefits?
Then request a consultation with Mark!
Mark is an adviser at Dijkman Zonne-energie and is happy to answer all your financial questions about solar panels. A consultation can be at your home, online or by phone.
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