Self-producers of energy, billing changes - New scheme/ No longer compensation in kWh, but in monetary value. How will the price be determined?
The government has approved the new scheme for self-producers of energy from renewable sources, moving from the "net metering" model to the "net billing" one, a mechanism that aims to further integrate household producers and businesses into the electricity market.
The decision published in the Official Gazette sets out the rules and procedures for the connection of self-generation plants to the grid, as well as the method of compensation for excess energy injected into the grid. Under the new scheme, excess energy will no longer be compensated in kWh, but in monetary value, through a net billing system.
This means that the energy injected into the network will be purchased by the energy supplier, while the positive difference between the energy delivered and the energy consumed will be transferred as a monetary credit to the following month's bill.
The decision gives the right to all household and non-household consumers connected to the grid to become self-producers of energy from renewable sources, with a maximum installed capacity of up to 500 kWp.
The document also stipulates that self-producers have the right to produce energy for their own use, store it and sell the surplus on the market, through agreements with energy suppliers. In the case of apartment buildings or multi-apartment buildings, the scheme also allows for collective self-production and sharing of energy among residents.
Another important element is the method of determining the price of energy injected into the network. For customers supplied by the Universal Service Provider, the price will be calculated on the basis of the average price of energy on the ALPEX exchange during the previous year, taking into account network and balancing costs. However, the decision stipulates that this price cannot be lower than 80% of the energy tariff for household customers.
Meanwhile, the Distribution System Operator will be obliged to create within one year an electronic registry for real-time monitoring of energy production and consumption by self-producers, while applications for grid connection are expected to be transferred to an online portal within 6 months.
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