Though this was not fairly as a lot as in the identical interval final 12 months (Q1 2023: 646 MW), “the growth continues,” mentioned E-Management board member Alfons Haber in an interview with APA. The photovoltaic growth of 11 terawatt hours (TWh) by 2030 deliberate within the Renewable Power Enlargement Act is subsequently on observe.
The growth targets stipulate that home renewable electrical energy era might be elevated by a complete of 27 TWh by 2030, of which 11 TWh will come from photo voltaic power. To realize this, 1,100 MW of photovoltaic programs should be added every year by 2030. Within the first quarter of this 12 months, virtually half of the annual goal has already been achieved, in accordance with the regulatory authority’s quarterly report on the survey of grid connections.
“We constructed as a lot final 12 months as we did within the earlier 5 years”
With this report, E-Management goals to enhance monitoring of the grid connection of renewable energy era vegetation in order that measures will be taken extra simply if issues come up. 16 massive distribution community operators are surveyed quarterly on a voluntary foundation, which covers 85 p.c of the metering factors. Annual surveys are carried out at an additional 44 distribution community operators, which covers a complete of 98 p.c of the metering factors.
Concerning the report growth in 2023, Haber mentioned: “We constructed as a lot final 12 months as within the 5 years earlier than. It’s clear that this scale can’t be maintained at this stage.” Nonetheless: “If, in accordance with our targets, we don’t increase by 2.3 to 2.5 gigawatts per 12 months, however by a median of 1 gigawatt, then that may be a good scenario for attaining the goal,” mentioned the board of the regulatory authority.
Already 32,000 purposes for brand new vegetation
To this point this 12 months, 32,000 purposes for brand new photovoltaic programs have been obtained, primarily within the smaller energy vary or within the family sector. As well as, round 4,700 micro-systems have been registered, together with so-called balcony energy vegetation. By comparability: 160,000 purposes had been submitted in 2023 as an entire. The processing occasions from utility to affirmation by the grid operator are considerably shorter this 12 months: In the beginning of 2023, individuals waited a median of as much as 60 days for a response, in the present day it’s a median of 17 days. Along with the decrease variety of purposes, that is additionally resulting from extra employees on the grid operators.
Plant planner required
The regulatory authority advises anybody who owns a photovoltaic system to make use of the electrical energy produced themselves as a substitute of feeding it into the grid. “If I get electrical energy from the grid, the whole electrical energy prices together with grid and prices are round 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt hour,” mentioned Haber. The market at the moment presents considerably decrease costs for electrical energy fed into the grid. Utilizing the electrical energy your self is subsequently extra profitable than promoting it at market costs, mentioned the board member. Present feed-in tariffs can be in contrast utilizing the E-Management tariff calculator.
When buying photovoltaic programs, in addition to when buying storage programs, you will need to take note of the financial viability. “System planners are additionally required to hold out good financial analyses, beginning with the right dimensioning of the PV system and whether or not and the way storage programs can be utilized economically,” mentioned Haber. With the right dimensioning, the system might be cheaper total and the acquisition prices might be refinanced extra rapidly via the system’s personal electrical energy manufacturing.
