Am I losing money on solar panels now? And can I refuse such a digital counter? Answers to your questions

The Constitutional Court annulled the transitional measure for people with solar panels. This has consequences for more than half a million households:

The answer is no. The return counter has been permanently eliminated. Everyone will have to switch to a digital meter with a new compensation system:

You’ll still get your investment back, but most families will take longer:

Every person in Flanders will have to install a digital meter. So you cannot refuse this and can no longer claim to settle your digital counter as a counter:

You will be able to sell the surplus electricity you produce with the solar panels to your energy supplier. But for this you must enter into a contract with this supplier:

The Flemish government has a proposal on the table to guarantee 5 percent returns for families with solar panels. You want to start doing this this year:

The system aims to make us more aware of our energy consumption. Because if we don’t, there is a risk of problems in the electricity grids:

VREG (Our Energy Monitor) stands for all energy consumers, with or without solar panels. VREG has been discussing the new system for years, specifically because it is fairer for people without solar panels and it also better protects the electrical grid. We explain exactly how this works below:

Of course. From a financial and climate point of view. But whether the panels are still as financially advantageous as before? This is not always clear:

Until 2015, families were entitled to green energy certificates for a period of 15 or 20 years. These certificates remain guaranteed until these conditions expire:

In Brussels, the counter-counter system has been canceled since the start of last year. The Brussels Regional Government has not been bogged down in unfulfilled promises: