“With the feed-in fine, energy suppliers are circumventing the law. It stipulates that energy companies must pay a ‘reasonable compensation’ for supplied electricity. From 2027, this compensation must be 50 percent of the supply rate. Due to the feed-in costs, this compensation is now zero or negative on balance,” Claimer.nl reports.
According to the organization, energy supplier Vandebron was the first to introduce feed-in costs in 2023. All companies now charge fees for excess solar energy generated.
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Energie-Nederland sees feed-in costs as a logical development given “the spectacular growth” of solar panels among small consumers. “They are also recognized by the ACM. Placing the costs where they are caused ensures a fairer energy system and ultimately contributes to an affordable energy bill for the whole of the Netherlands,” says the trade organization. “If you do not do this, the costs will be distributed among all households and therefore people without solar panels will also pay,” the organization said.
According to Energie-Nederland, feed-in costs encourage households to directly use or store as much generated solar energy as possible. The Eigen Huis Association recently pointed out that it is virtually impossible for solar panel owners to prevent them from supplying electricity.