Solar Feed in Tariff for solar heating plants
October 26, 2017| 
 Country / region  | 
 Netherlands  | 
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 Name of programme  | 
 SDE+  | 
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 Type of incentive  | 
 Feed in Tariff  | 
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 Eligible technologies  | 
 Solar thermal (above 140 kWth), photovoltaics, biomass, wind energy  | 
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 Applicable sectors  | 
 All  | 
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 Amount  | 
 Maximum of 6.6 EURct/kWh produced solar heat for the two tender periods in March and October 2017 (The maximum solar heat tariff is specified at 9.5 EUR/kWh and is reduced by the correction amount to take into account the market price of energy produced which is set at 2.8 EURct/kWh). The subsidy is paid over no more than 15 years.  | 
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 Maximum incentive  | 
 Feed in tariff is calculated for 700 full load hours per year and is paid over maximum 15 years  | 
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 Requirements for system  | 
 Solar thermal systems should have a glazed collector  | 
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 Requirements for installation  | 
 Operation must start in at least three years after approval of the subsidy  | 
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 Finance provider  | 
 Ministry of Economic Affairs via the Netherlands Enterpise Agency RVO.nl as the administrator of the programme  | 
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 Total funds  | 
 Budget is allocated for each tender period  | 
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 Funding source  | 
 Levy on electricity bills  | 
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 Effective date  | 
 2015, but with an improvement of tariffs for solar thermal in 2016  | 
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 Expiration date  | 
 Tenders two times a year  | 
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 Website  | 
 https://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-programmes/sde-publications  | 
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 Last review of this tabloid  | 
 August 2018  | 
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 Contact  | 
 The Netherlands Enterprise Agency  |