Title: Solar panels at home: do you get a higher ERE payment? Canonical: https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-zonnepanelen-thuis/ Language: en Last modified: 2026-09-27 Source: EREVergelijken.eu (the ERE Team), CC BY 4.0 for the data Eligibility # Do you get a higher ERE payment if you have solar panels at home? Solar panels on your roof don’t automatically raise your ERE payment. We explain why private grid electricity is calculated using the national average renewable share, and when a higher share does count. [By the ERE Team](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/about/) · Last checked September 27, 2026 · 7 min read In short - No, as a private individual, solar panels on your own roof do not raise your ERE payment in most cases, however much you generate. - Private grid electricity is calculated with the national average renewable share (50.5% in 2026): about €0.103 gross per kWh at €0.310 per ERE. - Only power generated at the same address, with special guarantees of origin and no subsidy, can count higher: indicatively €0.204 gross per kWh. - Solar panels still pay off through a lower energy bill and net metering or feed-in payments, separate from the ERE payment. * * * ## Sources - [Netherlands Emissions Authority (NEa) - Energy for Transport](https://www.emissieautoriteit.nl/regelgeving/hernieuwbare-energie-voor-vervoer-eres) - Energy for Transport Regulation (art. 11) - [CBS - renewable electricity share](https://www.cbs.nl/) - [Joulo - ERE trading (S&P Global Platts LRE-E: bid €0.485, offer €0.505 per ERE, 18 May 2026)](https://joulo.nl/handel-in-ere) - [Keuze.nl - ERE payment announced (22 July 2026): realised prices from Joulo, Zeres and Laadloon](https://www.keuze.nl/nieuws/ere-vergoeding-bekend-dit-verdien-je-met-je-laadpaal-ruim-eur-350-per-jaar) - [GridCredits - Current ERE market price (indicative around €0.46 per ERE, 3 August 2026)](https://gridcredits.nl/actuele-ere-marktprijs/) - [Rijksoverheid (Dutch government) - Net-metering scheme ends in 2027](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/klimaat-milieu-en-natuur/energie-thuis/salderingsregeling) - [NEa - Registering electricity for private individuals (2 February 2026)](https://www.emissieautoriteit.nl/documenten/2026/02/02/inboeken-elektriciteit-particulieren) - [Besluit energie vervoer, article 10 (own generation at the same address, direct line)](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0040922) No, solar panels on your own roof don’t raise your [ERE payment](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/wat-is-ere-vergoeding-thuisladen/) 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. A higher share is only possible through a separate, strict route for power you generate yourself at the same address. 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](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-berekenen-per-kwh/): 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 in the standard calculation for home charging those kWh are converted using the same fixed percentage - with or without panels on your roof. ## When does a higher share count? The law has a separate route for renewable power generated at the same address and delivered to the car through the charger’s meter, or received through a direct line (Besluit energie vervoer, article 10). That route is not limited to businesses: through a registration service provider it applies to private individuals too. The conditions are strict, though. It requires special guarantees of origin for power that does not pass through the grid (non-grid delivery), a verifier checks that at least as much was generated at that address as is booked, and no operating subsidy may have been paid for that power. Buying green power through the grid, even on a 100% green contract, does not count. In its guidance for private individuals, [the NEa](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/nea-rev-inboekdienstverlener-rollen/) uses the fixed percentage for home charging, with or without solar panels. If you want to use this route anyway, first ask your ERE provider whether it supports it and what evidence it needs, before counting on it. ## Worked example: national average versus 100% renewable At the 2026 national average share, 1 kWh of grid electricity produces 0.33269 ERE. At the [median of named sources](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-prijs-factoren/) of €0.310 per ERE (as of 2 November 2026), that works out to about €0.103 gross per kWh charged (0.33269 × €0.310), before commission. If the same model were calculated with a 100% renewable share, 1 kWh would produce roughly 0.659 ERE (1 × 183 × 3.6 ÷ 1,000 = 0.6588); at the same price, that is about €0.204 gross per kWh (0.6588 × €0.310). | Situation | Renewable share | ERE per kWh | Gross per kWh at €0.310/ERE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Private individual, 2026 national average | 50.5% | 0.33269 ERE | ≈ €0.103 | | Own generation at the same address, separate route (indicative) | 100% | 0.659 ERE | ≈ €0.204 | This is a numerical illustration of the same model at a different share, not an offer or a promise. Only someone who meets the conditions of the separate route for own generation may use this higher share; for home charging, the NEa’s guidance for private individuals uses the fixed percentage. ## 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. If you charge during the day with electricity you generate yourself, you save directly on your energy bill, separate from what the charge point reports to the NEa for ERE. 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. Note: the net-metering scheme ends on 1 January 2027. After that, exported electricity only earns feed-in compensation, so charging while the sun shines becomes more attractive, while your ERE per kWh stays the same. How that plays out, with a worked example, is covered in [End of net metering in 2027](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/einde-salderingsregeling-2027-laden-zonnestroom/). Do you rent or lease your panels, or have them through your housing corporation? That doesn’t change your ERE payment; see [Renting or leasing solar panels](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-zonnepanelen-huren-leasen/). So it’s not a question of whether solar panels pay off, but of where they pay off: on your energy bill, not in the ERE calculation. If you want to combine both benefits, it’s best to look separately at the business case for the solar panels and at your choice of ERE provider, rather than expecting one to automatically boost the other. ## 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](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/which-chargers-have-a-mid-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 possible through the separate route for power generated at the same address (or received through a direct line), with guarantees of origin for non-grid delivery and no operating subsidy. Ask your provider whether it supports this. - At the median of named sources (€0.310 per ERE), the difference is illustratively about €0.103 per kWh (national average) versus €0.204 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. ## Read next Go deeper with these related guides from the knowledge base. - [What changes on 1 January 2027 for EV drivers](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/what-changes-in-2027/) [ Earnings ### End of net metering in 2027: why charging on your own solar power pays off more Read article →](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/einde-salderingsregeling-2027-laden-zonnestroom/)[ Eligibility ### Renting or leasing solar panels: what does it mean for your ERE payment? Read article →](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/knowledge-base/ere-zonnepanelen-huren-leasen/)[ ERE basics ### How is the number of EREs from charged kWh calculated? 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