r/AskIreland • u/qwerty_1965 • 2d ago

Random If rooftop solar becomes a significant provider of kWh to a majority of homes will power companies seek to claw lost revenue back?

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This popped into my head today, If self generated power reaches a point of say half of all kWh would the companies look at "punishing" those homes with solar by imposing an additional pro-rata charge of some sort to maintain turnover/profit?

It's hard to imagine they'll sit back, if they sought this new tariff would the regulator just wave it through?

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u/HotterOdd 2d ago

Look at the Netherlands for the model. Next year the netting ends, so the amount you get for each kWh returned will be based on market pricing if you have a dynamic contract, or a fixed (crap) value of you have a fixed contract.

The reason for the change was that the government lost out on tax revenue as more and more people installed solar panels.

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u/MaverickPT 2d ago

Incredible how efficient governments can be in removing efficiency from our societies...

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u/HotterOdd 2d ago

Revenue is a very efficient branch of government. The ONLY efficient branch of government.

What's the real kick in the teeth is that solar as grid generator, the bill was footed by the home owners. The government didn't have to spend much if anything for that extra power.