Norway extends support for rooftop PV

The Norwegian government has decided to postpone the planned reduction of the Plusskundeordningen solar-rebate program, currently managed by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, until the end of this year.

The Norwegian government has announced a NOK 3.6 billion ($383.5 million) plan to support the energy transition, with strong support for hydrogen and clean-energy technologies.

The package includes provisions, which are now in force, to maintain incentives offered through the Plusskundeordningen solar-rebate program, which is managed by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). The rebates were to be reduced by the end of March, but after the Covid-19 crisis began, the government shifted the date to July 1.

Now it is further postponing the rebate reductions until Jan. 1, 2021. The NOK 10,000 fixed rebate granted by the scheme was originally supposed to be lowered to NOK 7,500, starting from April 1, 2020.

For this year, homeowners who are willing to install rooftop PV arrays will be still be entitled to receive fixed sums of NOK 10,000, regardless of the system size. They can also claim an additional NOK 1,250 per kW installed for a maximum of 15 kW.

Next year, the fixed rebate will be reduced to the previously announced NOK 7,500 level, while the sum for each added kilowatt will remain unchanged.  

Under Norwegian regulations, owners of PV systems up to 100 kW in size are allowed to sell surplus power to power providers. “Currently the best rates offered by commercial power companies are at NOK 1.1 per kWh, and if the surplus surpasses the amount owed, the homeowner may roll over the surplus to the next bill,” Andreas E. Thorsheim, the CEO of Norwegian tech company Otovo, told pv magazine. “That means most residential solar owners don’t pay electricity bills between April and October.”

Norway reached 120 MW of solar capacity at the end of 2019, according to figures released by Solenergiklyngen, a Norwegian solar industry body, and based on data from Multiconsult and NVE. The nation added 51 MW of new solar last year, including 2 MW of off-grid capacity. It added 23.5 MW of solar in 2018, 18 MW in 2017 and 11 MW in 2016.

Commercial and industrial arrays accounted for 60% of Norway’s additions last year, with residential systems making up 35%.

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