Net metering: what changes in 2027?

The Dutch net metering scheme (salderingsregeling) for solar panels ends on 1 January 2027. Until 31 December 2026, households and small businesses can still offset the electricity they feed back against their consumption.

What is net metering?

With net metering you offset the electricity you feed into the grid against what you take from it. If a household feeds back 2,500 kWh in summer, it can take 2,500 kWh in winter without paying supply costs or energy tax on it. You then only pay for your net consumption. If you feed back more than you use, your supplier pays you for the surplus.

What changes from 1 January 2027?

• You can no longer offset electricity fed back against your consumption.
• You pay supply costs and energy tax on all electricity you take from the grid.
• You receive a payment from your supplier for electricity you feed back. The law requires a reasonable payment; the amount differs by supplier and contract.
• Electricity you generate and use yourself straight away stays outside the energy bill.

The government's reasons are that net metering costs money, which led suppliers to raise electricity prices for people without solar panels too, and that it reduces tax revenue.

Sources: Government of the Netherlands (Rijksoverheid): Salderingsregeling; Statistics Netherlands (CBS) with the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL): De energierekening – januari 2026 Checked: 25 September 2026

What does this mean for calculations?

Until the end of 2026, enter your net consumption (taken minus fed back) in the energy bill calculator. For 2027 and later that no longer works: you need your full consumption from the grid plus what you receive or pay for feed-in. Our calculator does not include feed-in charges or payments.

Many suppliers already charge feed-in fees. For January 2026 CBS used an average of 12.6 cents per kWh fed back; for a typical household with solar panels that came to 244 euros a year. What you pay is in your contract.

We do not give personal advice on solar panels, home batteries or contracts. For your own situation, check your supplier's terms and the Dutch government's information.

Content reviewed on 26 September 2026.