Do you get a higher ERE payment if you have solar panels at home?

No, solar panels on your own roof don’t raise your ERE payment in most cases. For private grid electricity, the ERE system calculates using the national average share of renewable electricity - roughly 50.5% in 2026 - regardless of how much electricity you generate yourself. Only in specific business situations, where 100% renewable electricity is demonstrably purchased, can a higher share apply. Below we work through the difference.

How the ERE payment is calculated

One kWh of grid electricity legally equals 0.33269 ERE. That figure comes from a fixed formula: the national share of renewable electricity (0.505 in 2026, source: CBS) multiplied by the CO₂ reference value (183 grams of CO₂ per MJ) and by 3.6 (MJ per kWh), divided by 1,000. The higher the renewable-electricity share used in that formula, the more ERE - and therefore the more payment - a kWh produces.

Why solar panels don’t change the sum

The ERE scheme rewards the charging sessions registered as grid electricity through your MID meter and grid connection. For private individuals the system defaults to using the national average share of renewable electricity on the grid, not the percentage of green power your own solar panels happen to be producing at that moment. That national average applies in the same way to every private connection, whether or not you have solar panels.

In other words: your solar panels lower your electricity bill and can generate money through net metering or feed-in payments, but they don’t increase the number of EREs your charge point produces. The charge point registers kWh, and for private individuals those kWh are always converted using the same national percentage - with or without panels on your roof.

When does a higher share count?

A business that can demonstrably purchase or generate 100% renewable electricity may, under certain conditions, use a higher renewable share than the national average. The precise conditions, the evidence required and the process are set by the NEa and vary by situation; we deliberately don’t give an exhaustive list here, because a wrong assumption costs more than an extra phone call. If you’re unsure whether your business situation qualifies, contact the NEa or your ERE provider before relying on it. For an ordinary private home-charging situation with solar panels on your own roof, this route almost never applies in practice.

Worked example: €0.10 versus €0.20 per kWh

At the 2026 national average share, 1 kWh of grid electricity produces 0.33269 ERE. At a current market price of roughly €0.31 per ERE, that works out to about €0.10 gross per kWh charged, before commission. If the same model were calculated with a 100% renewable share, 1 kWh would produce roughly 0.659 ERE - at the same market price, about €0.20 gross per kWh.

Situation	Renewable share	ERE per kWh (rounded)	Gross per kWh at €0.31/ERE
Private individual, 2026 national average	50.5%	0.333 ERE	≈ €0.10
Business, demonstrably 100% renewable (indicative)	100%	0.659 ERE	≈ €0.20

This is a numerical illustration of the same model at a different share, not an offer or a promise. Only someone who can demonstrably meet the conditions for 100% renewable electricity may use this higher share, and in practice that’s almost never an ordinary private home-charging situation.

What solar panels do deliver

Solar panels pay off in other ways: a lower energy bill, less exposure to the market price of electricity and, depending on your situation, net metering or a feed-in payment. These benefits sit apart from the ERE payment, and the tax rules around net metering and feed-in can change. Check the Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Administration) or your energy supplier for the current rules; we don’t give definitive advice on that here.

In practice: what can you do as a private individual?

Focus your attention on what does affect your ERE payment:

• A charge point with an integrated MID-certified meter.
• Verifiable charging data that can be read out in kWh.
• Ownership of the grid connection at the charging address.
• Your choice of provider: commission, payout frequency and contract term together determine what you keep net.

Not sure whether your charge point qualifies? Do the charger check for an indication, then compare the providers that suit your situation.

In short

• Solar panels on your own roof don’t raise your ERE payment as a private individual: the conversion uses the national average renewable-electricity share, not your own generation.
• A higher share is only available, under specific conditions, to business situations with demonstrably 100% renewable electricity - check this with the NEa or your provider.
• At the current market price, the difference is illustratively about €0.10 per kWh (national average) versus €0.20 per kWh (100% renewable, indicative).
• Solar panels still pay off through a lower energy bill and net metering or feed-in payments, separate from the ERE system.