The Netherlands

In the Netherlands there are three instruments supporting the RES technologies: fiscal regulation, subvention and price regulation. [54]

The first fiscal regulation system called environmental protection tax reduction allows to avoid tax related with environmental protection for the RES technologies. For that support are eligible all of the RES technologies however biomass power plants have to combust pure biomass. The tax reduction depends from the energy consumption and equals 7,16 €ct/kWh for consumption of less than 10 MWh, 3,69 €ct/kWh for consumption between 10 and 50 MWh, 1,02 €ct/kWh for consumption between 50 and 10 000 MW and from 0,05 (for commercial use) to 0,10 €ct/kWh (for private use) for consumption above 10 000 MW. [54]

The second fiscal regulation is eligible for wind, hydro, solar and biomass technologies. It allows to avoid up to 44% of the total investments in each year. The investments below 450 € are not eligible. [54]

For the price regulation are eligible wind onshore, biogas and biomass technologies without additional restrictions. Solar technologies are supported if capacity is between 0,6 and 100 kW. The amount is 0,045 €/kWh for wind onshore parks, 0,33 €/kWh for solar systems, 0,079 €/kWh for biogas power plants and 0,062 €/kWh for biomass power plants. [54]

Subventions are eligible for all of the RES technologies without additional restrictions and may cover up to 40% of investment costs. [54]

In the Netherlands the RES systems does not have priority however the grid operator is obligated to conclude contract about grid connection without discrimination and to upgrade and expanse electrical network if it is necessary. [54]

Regulation requirements in the Netherlands are Electricity Act, Wet IB 2001, WBM, RGO, EOS, Order EOS 2008, RAC 2009 and Netcode Voorwaarden als bedoeld in artikel 31, lid 1, sub a van de Elektriciteitswet 1998 (Netcode). [54]

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