The city of Nijmegen proposes, by way of trial two roofs of the town hall available for solar panels of individuals. People who have no panels to be able to submit an application. There is a place for 439 panels.
The project is designed for people who do not have a suitable roof to be self solar panels. By this test, this group can now own solar panels, at a different location, it writes the Domestic Administration. “Tenants, homeowners with shade on the roof, appartementbewoners, why would they have their own energy is not allowed to generate?” asks Felix Sommerdijk of Foundation Zonnepark the Netherlands, the organisation behind the test.
There are over 1500 applications were submitted, while there is only space for 439 panels. The people who are outside the boat, on a waiting list. Or the trial in Nijmegen will be extended or will move to other municipalities is still unclear, but according Sommerdijk to look to other municipalities with great anticipation to the outcome of the trial’. The first panels are in this month placed.
Foundation Zonnepark the Netherlands is responsible for the maintenance and management of the panels, and netbeheerbedrijf Liander will be with the solar panels, smart energy meters places. Thus, the company will calculate what the yield per panel. The energy company deduct then the generated energy with the energy bill of the owner.