Is the installation of this panel legal? Tom Kenis thinks not. “I don’t think I have permission. I would need it but…I thought to myself: we are in an energy and climate crisis and it is time to change the rules and not adapt to rules that are no longer appropriate to the situation.”
The consumer defense association Test-Achats confirms, on its website, the illegality of this type of installation.
“There are rules for what are called ‘distributed generation facilities operating in parallel with the distribution network’. They stipulate that this type of facility must be connected to a fixed cable. Clearly, there it is therefore forbidden to simply connect them with a plug to a power socket”.
Test-Achats continues: “In short, this device is more expensive, offers much less possibility of financial return and, according to current rules, you cannot simply plug it in with a socket. In this respect, it is better to invest in a complete installation carried out by an installer”.
Tom Kenis agrees with Test-Achats: a traditional photovoltaic installation is preferable and more profitable. But in his particular case, the panel he installed is the only practical option and he says he is satisfied with it.
