Conditions for small-scale green energy producers will be improved. At today’s meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft decision to increase the individual capacity cap for residential prosumers’ photovoltaic installations to 10 kW. At the same time, current beneficiaries of the "net billing" mechanism who have signed prosumer contracts with their electricity supplier for a lower individual capacity cap will be able to request an increase up to the newly established limit of 10 kW.

"With this measure, we aim to increase the attractiveness of the 'net billing' support mechanism for household electricity consumers who wish to install renewable energy power plants to cover part of their electricity consumption as prosumers. Until now, the individual capacity cap was calculated based on historical electricity consumption and did not consider consumers’ intentions to increase usage after installing the power plant," said Carolina Novac, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy.

For installations with a capacity greater than 10 kW, the cap will be set based on a calculation formula that takes historical electricity consumption into account.

The project also proposes the inclusion of wind and biogas power plants in the "net billing" mechanism. Additionally, the 100 MW quota allocated for implementing this mechanism will no longer be divided between categories of prosumers.

These changes are expected to encourage household consumers to invest in renewable energy production technologies, offering them greater flexibility and predictability in sizing their own installations. This will help reduce the payback period for investments and increase their economic viability.

Moreover, diversifying the types of eligible technologies under the "net billing" mechanism and eliminating the division of the 100 MW quota by prosumer categories will contribute to more efficient use of available capacity and promote the transition to a more decentralized, sustainable, and resilient energy system.

It is worth noting that the net billing mechanism came into force on January 1, 2024. So far, residential consumers have installed a total of only 7 MW out of the 43 MW allocated for this year.