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Dutch Power Utilities Eneco and Delta Energie said that they will offer consumers lower electricity rates – regardless of whether they have PV systems – that shift their consumption during peak hours for generating solar energy.
The offer only applies to the Zeeland region and specific hours of the day. Eligible customers receive ‘free’ electricity – paying only taxes – up to a drained amount ranging from 2.5 kWh to 15 kWh per hour. Estimated savings range from a few euros to a few tens of euros during the trial period.
The test runs from 1 May to 31 July and contains 20 test windows, each lasting between one and five hours. Consumers must activate the HappyPower offer via a special app to participate.
The pilot expands during an earlier test by the Dutch grid operator Stedin and Eneco, who asked owners of solar panels in Zeeland to eliminate their systems in selected periods. The new program includes a wider user base, such as households without solar panels and people with or without electric vehicles and home charging stations.
“By shifting the electricity consumption, supply and demand can be better balanced locally and help with the prevention of schedule congestion,” Eneco said in a statement. “The process will take place in the municipalities of Schouwen-Duiveland, Tholen and Veere.”
The company noted that households with solar panels can help to facilitate the congestion of the network by consuming electricity generated during periods of high demand.
“Moreover, with the planned closure of the network schedule, solar energy generated will soon also be the cheapest power they can have,” Eneco said.
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