octa tariff for injection is higher than the cost. what’s the catch?

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  1. I guess the catch is that they charge a fixed monthly cost based on the amount of solar panels that you have (forfait zonnepanelen). At €5.5/kVA, that translates to roughly €22/month or €264/year if you have e.g. 4kVA installed. In other words, you’ll have to feed roughly 1000kWh into the grid before you start receiving any money at all for your excess energy production.

    Edit: apparently you don’t need to pay the forfait zonnepanelen if your have a digitale meter. So in that case, there’s no catch after all?

  2. No idea why they would do this, but don’t forget you also have to pay for transport costs, so it’s still cheaper for you to use your own electricity if this chart is really correct.

  3. The price you pay in total is + taxes and all sorts of added costs so it will still be a lot higher then what you get back.

  4. You should read the tariffcard. Price metnioned (194,66/MWh) shown is calculated based on Q2 endex which by now went up > 50%. Coincidently they ‘forget to mention’ this so there’s the catch you’re looking for. Additionly, they do seem to find the last (way higher) endex of 321.33 to show the prices returned for injection which is coincidently only recalculated at the end of the month and updated monthly where you’d pay the hourly spot price for your own consumption with a digital meter.

    It’s truely a disgrace they get away with things like this as this is blatantly misrepresenting both the cost of your consumption and the compensation you get for injection… Your actual cost will be A LOT higher if the endex remains/increases as of today’s OR your compensation will be a lot lower if the endex drops. You lose either way, whichever way it goes or even if it stays exactly the same hence the ‘disgrace’.

  5. question; is it already possible to have seperate contracts/suppliers for injection and withdrawal? With a digital meter ofcourse

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