What premiums do you receive for renewable energy?

Are you planning to purchase a home battery, heat pump or solar panels? Then it might be useful to know what premiums you are entitled to as a result. The Flemish Government hands out a nice premium to anyone who has these installations installed. Read below what you can expect from these premiums!

For photovoltaic solar panels (PV) put into service after 01/01/21, you can apply for premiums from the Flemish Government. However, there are some conditions attached to this.

For example, the inverter must have a maximum AV power of 10kVA, and no other photovoltaic system may be located behind the connection point of the inverter.

In addition, the new installation must be registered with Fluvius no later than 3 months after you put it into operation. Afterwards, it must remain on the roof of that building for at least 15 years. For such an installation, you can receive a premium of up to €1,500 in 2022.

As of 01/01/2023, premiums will be halved for installations inspected and applied for after this date.

Those who are going to invest in a heat pump or heat pump boiler and plan to say goodbye to gas soon will be rewarded by the Flemish Government. This extra support for water pumps is increased to €2,000, and that of air-water heat pumps even to €3,500!

For people with a low income, the premiums will go up even more, and this also applies to the small self-employed. Also those who buy a solar water heater will now receive slightly more money from the Flemish Government, this premium increases from €300 to €450. If you want more information on heat pump premiums, take a look here.

From April 1, 2023, it will no longer be possible to obtain a subsidy for a home battery. Flemings must have their installation approved by March 31, 2023 at the latest to still be able to claim the premium. Only those installations that are inspected on time will still receive a premium.

Every year, Flanders evaluates the subsidy system. According to Minister Zuhal Demir, the latest evaluation shows that the premium is no longer necessary to encourage citizens to install a home battery. Even without this premium and even with a long payback period, consumers continue to invest in these home batteries.

This is because this investment remains extremely interesting for consumers even without a premium. According to Demir, the money from premiums could be better used in other ways. "Budgetarily, a lot of resources go into this, which could be used better and more efficiently. And since money doesn't grow on trees, we have to make choices," Demir said.

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