The solar power that you do not use yourself is returned to the electricity grid. Do you have an energy contract with feed-in costs? Then consider: the more solar power you use yourself, the less feed-in costs you pay.
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As of 1 January 2027, solar panel owners will no longer be allowed to net. So the ability to offset the returned power from the summer with the used power in the winter disappears. Milieu Centraal expects that the feed-in costs that you pay to the energy company will continue to exist after the abolition of the netting scheme, but will decrease.
On MilieuCentraal.nl you can read all about this.
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Good to know: washing programs require the most electricity in the first hour.
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This charging is becoming increasingly smarter (in Dutch). You can arrange via your car, charging station or charging app that charging only starts when your solar panels generate power.
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With panels on the west and/or east (in Dutch), you can more closely align the times of peak solar power production and the times when you need a lot of power yourself. Think of: an induction cooktop, lighting, and a radio or TV.
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