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How do local and network owners of small-scale wind power?

There is a great difference in how communities look at small & large-scale wind power, small farm work is for most municipalities are still rather new. What we know Is that all Initiatives related to renewable energy will be facilitated among others. Thanks to the EU where member states are Encouraged to Increase the power socket from renewable energy. In order to Achieve this, the rules relaxed, and the handling is simplified, a trend we expect will happen.

The network owners

Network owners involves small-scale wind power, both positive and negative effects. It is negative Because your household buy less, or no energy from the grid. The positive Compared to large wind turbines are no changes in the network is required - the cable that was supplied with household ice Sufficient.

Rules altered to small-scale wind turbines Advantage

Today, the rules designed for large wind turbines. When such engaged install two electricity meters, one for incoming electricity and the electricity is Transmitted in the network. A once per hour, read and These Are The Difference is charged / get paid. It works well on a wind turbine Whose function is to send to the electricity grid, but the small-scale wind turbines are rather aim to use the electricity Directly ortho accumulate it Until the Day It does not blow enough and needed. The problem with the current rules Is that the difference between the input and the output is reset at each measurement, ie once per hour. Ideally, it would be able to saveThe electricity back in the network, as if one Could Consider the grid as a large battery so you can use it on a day When The local wind turbine does not produce enough electricity. Today you have the opportunity to sell Their surplus to any buyer, of course, must not be as well paid for the electricity They sell That You Have to Pay When buying, Which means That it is still quite unattractive to the generation of electricity with small Wind turbines.

What do we want?

What we are waiting for is the same rules That exist in many other EU countries where it could be really profitable for a private individual to invest in wind energy to the environment. It would be very good with an offset rule where faktist Could Save Their overproduction and later use it When You have a lower production. We think something similar proposals in the future, given the pressure That is on the energy issue, but everything takes time so just hope That Those Who Decide wake up before it's too late.